Hartung Benjamin, Lalonde Michelle
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada.
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Sep-Oct;38(5):412-416. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.02.002. Epub 2017 Mar 9.
Falls among hospitalized older adults are a growing concern. Hospitals are using non-slip socks as an alternative footwear to help prevent falls, however there is limited evidence to support their use. The aim of this article is to review the literature on the effectiveness of non-slip socks to determine if there is sufficient evidence to support their use in the prevention of falls among hospitalized older adults. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Six studies were included in this review. The results suggested that there is inconclusive evident to support the use of non-slip socks to prevent falls among hospitalized older adults. Non-slip socks do not possess the properties of adequate footwear and have the potential to spread infection. The patient's personal footwear from home is the safest footwear option while admitted into hospital.
住院老年患者跌倒问题日益受到关注。医院使用防滑袜作为替代鞋类以帮助预防跌倒，然而支持其使用的证据有限。本文旨在综述关于防滑袜有效性的文献，以确定是否有足够证据支持其用于预防住院老年患者跌倒。使用Medline、CINAHL、Scopus、PubMed和Cochrane图书馆进行了全面的文献检索。本综述纳入了六项研究。结果表明，尚无确凿证据支持使用防滑袜预防住院老年患者跌倒。防滑袜不具备合适鞋类的特性，且有可能传播感染。患者从家中带来的个人鞋类是住院期间最安全的鞋类选择。
