The relationship of urinary tract infections and falls in a nursing home.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between urinary tract infections and falls in a nursing home population. The incidence of falls in nursing homes is prevalent with the current data suggesting that each nursing home resident falls 1.6 times per year. The consequences of a fall can be devastating to the quality of life of the nursing home resident. Therefore, this study was designed to identify falls as the symptom of a urinary tract infection and to provide treatment. Over 75 patients in a 138 bed community nursing home were followed for 6 months. Data suggests that majority of those residents who had a history of a fall also had a UTI In addition; the study data shows that severely demented patients who fall have a higher probability of having a urinary tract infection.
Primary Care in Community Health Public Health Nursing, LSUHSC School of Nursing, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Jacqueline
J
Rhoads
Andrea
A
Clayman
Susan
S
Nelson
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D054869:Clinical Audit; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control