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A SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE E A AVALIAÇÃO DO RISCO DE QUEDAS.
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Enfermagem em Foco . 2023, Vol. 14, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: Assess hospitalized patients for the risk of falls. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out through the application of the Morse scale and medical records. Descriptive statistics and Pearson's Chi-square test were performed, adopting the 5% level. Results: Of the 244 participants, 139 (57%) were male, 86 (47.5%) elderly, 116 (47.5%) with a partner, 112 (45.9%) brown and 173 (70.9%) with low education level. The risk of falls was associated with a history of falls (p = 0.000), secondary diagnosis (p <0.001), walking (p = 0.002), gait (p <0.001) and mental status (p <0.000). Most respondents 194 (79.5%) are at moderate to high risk of suffering falls from their own height 37 (15.2%), in their bedroom or in the ward 38 (15.6%). Conclusion: There was a moderate to high risk for falls in hospitalized patients, which points to the need of implementing patient safety policies in order to guarantee quality of care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 21774285
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Enfermagem em Foco
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175433863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21675/2357-707X.2023.v14.e-202315