Inpatient falls: the impact of family and personal caregivers

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Title:	Inpatient falls: the impact of family and personal caregivers
Authors:	Tzeng, HM (Tzeng, Huey-Ming) Yin, CY (Yin, Chang-Yi)
Contributors:	史學系
Date:	2009
Issue Date:	2011-11-30 13:11:08 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	The impact of family and personal caregivers on inpatients with fall-related injuries in a Taiwanese medical center is investigated in this study. Taiwan has a prevalent Custom for families to accompany their hospitalized loved ones during hospital stays. During the 95-day data collection period, 228 falls occurred. Results showed that if no family members were present when a patient fell, the fall-related injury was less serious. Nurses in Taiwan tend to depend on family members to help provide patient care. Regardless of whether an inpatient has a family member present, frequent bedside nursing visits are important to prevent falls. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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