Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (CINDRR), Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, 1601 SW Archer Road, CINDRR (151B), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Florida, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, 1601 SW Archer Road, GRECC (182), Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2019 May;35(2):273-283. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.01.007. Epub 2019 Mar 1.
Falls in hospitalized patients are a pressing patient safety concern, but there is a limited body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of commonly used fall prevention interventions in hospitals. This article reviews common study designs and the evidence for various hospital fall prevention interventions. There is a need for more rigorous research on fall prevention in the hospital setting.
住院患者跌倒事件是一个亟待解决的患者安全问题，但目前仅有有限的证据能够证明医院内常用的跌倒预防干预措施的有效性。本文回顾了常见的研究设计，并评估了各种医院跌倒预防干预措施的证据。目前，非常有必要在医院环境中开展更严格的跌倒预防研究。
