TITLE:
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Practice Improvement Project to Reduce Falls after Discharge from an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
AUTHORS:
Jun Zhang, Jamal Khan, Claudia Echaide, Karen Imbrosciano-Kemper, Michael Scicchitano, Jennifer Semel
KEYWORDS:
Fall, Inpatient Rehabilitation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.6 No.2,
May
30,
2018
ABSTRACT: Objective: To undertake a qualitative investigation of Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education Program’s efficacy to decrease the risk of falling after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facility. Design: Structured Telephone interviews. Setting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Participants: 1317 inpatients from the Rehabilitation Unit. Interventions: The Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program. Main Outcome Measures: The percentage of patients that fell. Results: Since the inception of the program the fall rate has reduced significantly (χ2 = 6.38; P Conclusions: Implementation of a Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program significantly reduced the rate of falls in the three months post discharge from acute inpatient rehabilitation.