title: [Analysis of fall risk factors in adults within the first 48 hours of hospitalization].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze fall risk factors in the first 48 hours of hospitalization and to associate them with the occurrence of falls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study conducted at a hospital in Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil. A sample of 556 patients from an adult in-patient study population were evaluated within the first 48 hours of hospitalization for factors associated with falls, based on the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) and muscle strength, among others.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evidence showed that the classification of high-risk according to the MFS and, more specifically, the items history of falls, ambulatory aid, impaired gait and overestimation of walking ability, were associated with falls during hospitalization (p≤0.005). In addition to these risk factors, reduced muscle strength and visual deficit also contributed to the occurrence of this safety incident
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis of fall risk factors in patients evaluated within 48 hours of hospitalization may contribute to minimizing these occurrences and preventing injury.
authors.forename: Carine Peres
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Remor
authors.forename: Carla Barroca
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Janete de Souza
authors.initials: Jde S
authors.lastname: Urbanetto
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult