Abraham Sam
Author Affiliation: Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana.
Health Care Manag (Frederick). 2016 Jan/Mar;35(1):21-27. doi: 10.1097/HCM.0000000000000094.
The problem addressed in the current quantitative, descriptive study was the significantly higher number of patient falls in hospital inpatient psychiatric units than in medical-surgical areas, resulting in patient-safety issues. The purpose of this study was to explore psychiatric unit directors' perceptions of the factors that contribute to patient falls in the State of Michigan. Two research questions guided the study: (a) What are psychiatric unit directors' perceptions of the possible intrinsic factors that contribute to patient falls in the psychiatric inpatient units, and (b) what are psychiatric unit directors' perceptions of the possible extrinsic factors that contribute to patient falls in the psychiatric inpatient units? An online survey was the tool used to gather data from the State of Michigan psychiatric unit directors. The analyses for the 2 questions indicated the participants believed that intrinsic factors were more strongly related to the likelihood of patient falls than were extrinsic factors.
当前这项定量描述性研究所解决的问题是，医院住院精神科病房的患者跌倒数量显著高于内科和外科病房，从而引发了患者安全问题。本研究的目的是探究密歇根州精神科病房主任对导致患者跌倒的因素的看法。两个研究问题指导了这项研究：（a）精神科病房主任对精神科住院病房中导致患者跌倒的可能内在因素有哪些看法？（b）精神科病房主任对精神科住院病房中导致患者跌倒的可能外在因素有哪些看法？一项在线调查是用于从密歇根州精神科病房主任那里收集数据的工具。对这两个问题的分析表明，参与者认为内在因素比外在因素与患者跌倒的可能性关联更强。
