Patient falls and open visiting hours: a case study in a Taiwanese medical center.
This study investigated the linkages between patient falls and open visiting hours in an acute care setting in Taiwan. The activities of the accompanying family members/aides when patients fell were analyzed. More than 35% of the family members/aides who were watching patients were ineffective in preventing the falls.
Tzeng
Huey-Ming
HM
Division of Nursing Business and Health Systems, School of Nursing, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA.
Yin
Chang-Yi
CY
Tsai
Sing-ling
SL
Lin
Shirling
S
Yin
Teresa J C
TJ
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan; D014789:Visitors to Patients