Fall Prevention Interventions: Tailored Approach versus Routine Interventions among Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Mona Mohamed Mayhob^1, and Manal AbdelSalam Amin²

¹Associate Professor Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – British University in Egypt, Egypt

²Manal AbdelSalam Amin, Fellow Nurse, PhD Community Health Nursing, Egypt

Cite this paper:
Mona Mohamed Mayhob and Manal AbdelSalam Amin. Fall Prevention Interventions: Tailored Approach versus Routine Interventions among Elderly Hospitalized Patients. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2022; 10(1):26-33. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-10-1-4

Abstract

Falls are the most common cause of preventable injury. Being hospitalized puts patients at further risk for falls due to illness and the newness of the hospital environment. Unfamiliar surroundings, medications and treatments are considered the main reasons of falls that happened in the hospital setting. Literatures stated that, several strategies could be implemented to prevent fall, one of these strategies is Tailored Intervention Patient Safety (TIPS), which is known as a novel, evidence based program that is becoming a standard for engaging patients and families in the process of fall prevention. This study aimed to compare between tailored approach and routine interventions for fall prevention among hospitalized elderly patients. Method: A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct this study in medical wards. A purposeful sampling technique was utilized in this study. The number of participants was 108, 54 in each the study group and the control group. Data collection tools: Two tools were used in the current study: First tool was divided into two parts: First part, patient’s demographic data assessment; second part, Morse Risk Assessment Scale for fall; Second tool was used to assess implementing TIPS and routine interventions for fall prevention. Results: Revealed that those participants who were provided routine interventions to prevent fall have liability to fall 1.3 times in comparison to those participants who were provided tailored approach. Conclusion: This study concluded that, using tailored approach as patient-centered approach to reduce falls showed promising results. Recommendation: This study recommended using TIPS tailored approach for fall prevention, as it is considered as one of the successful novel strategies that helped to reduce fall rate among elderly hospitalized patients.

Keywords:
tailored intervention fall elderly patient

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