The main objective of this study was to examine whether certified nursing assistants' (CNAs') perceptions of patient safety culture (PSC) were correlated with clinical outcomes (rates of falls, pressure ulcers, and daily restraint use) in a random sample of nursing homes.
Randomized controlled trials have shown that adequate vitamin D supplementation in nursing home (NH) residents reduces the rates of falls and fractures.
Rates of falls from a different level resulting in medical costs or lost work time were highest for roofers (5.54), insulators (3.53), carpenters (2.05), and drywall installers (1.99).
Given the public health significance of this issue, epidemiological studies have focused on the rates of falls and injuries among age and sex groups.
The high rates of falls in younger males at home indicate the high level of risk encountered by men and older children in rural India as they go about their usual household and playful activites.
The high rates of falls among older adults and the vulnerabilities in the rural areas make it critical to provide surveillance data and evidence from which to base innovative solutions to create positive change.
Although men are known to have lower rates of falls and lower fall injury hospitalization rates (Public Health Agency of Canada 2005), their lower survival rates following fall injury hospitalization could be a factor contributing to the overall lower life expectancy of males compared to females (Statistics Canada 2013).
Rates of falls and multimorbidity among older jail inmates were statistically similar to rates found among those age 65to6969 in the overall HRS population (for falls, 30% among older jail inmates versus 28% among the overall HRS population age 65to6969, p = 0.48; for multimorbidity, 69% vs. 67%, p = 0.47), Table 2.
Thus, the purpose of this prospective study is to compare: (1) rates of falls (2) location of falls and (3) contribution of balance, mobility and balance confidence to falls between individuals recently discharged from stroke rehabilitation and age and gender matched controls.
Rates of falls are reported as number of falls per 1,000 person years.
Nursing home patients and women had higher rates of falls requiring emergency room visits or hospitalisations.
