Does 20-min rounding reduce falls in an aged-care setting? A pilot intervention study.
Aged care
Falls
Falls risk
Intentional rounding
Journal
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1528-3984
Titre abrégé: Geriatr Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8309633
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
14
10
2019
revised:
02
03
2020
accepted:
04
03
2020
pubmed:
3
4
2020
medline:
19
3
2021
entrez:
3
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study investigated if implementation of a 20-min rounding intervention can reduce falls in aged care settings. Participants (aged 66-99 years) from five aged care facilities were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 20) or control groups (n = 21). The intervention consisted of 20-min rounding observations over a six month period. The number of falls for all residents of each aged care facility was also collected. For participants of the intervention study, there were no differences for number of falls in the intervention compared to the control group (mean(95%CI) control:2.3(0.8-3.7), intervention:4.0(2.5-5.5), p = 0.108). There was a trend for a decreased average number of falls across all aged care sites (mean±SD, 60.4 ± 35.7 falls occurred prior vs. 53.4 ± 37.4 during the intervention, p = 0.056). There were no fall related fractures in the intervention group during the study. This study suggests that 20-min rounding may decrease falls for all residents of aged care sites.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
This study investigated if implementation of a 20-min rounding intervention can reduce falls in aged care settings.
METHODS
Participants (aged 66-99 years) from five aged care facilities were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 20) or control groups (n = 21). The intervention consisted of 20-min rounding observations over a six month period. The number of falls for all residents of each aged care facility was also collected.
RESULTS
For participants of the intervention study, there were no differences for number of falls in the intervention compared to the control group (mean(95%CI) control:2.3(0.8-3.7), intervention:4.0(2.5-5.5), p = 0.108). There was a trend for a decreased average number of falls across all aged care sites (mean±SD, 60.4 ± 35.7 falls occurred prior vs. 53.4 ± 37.4 during the intervention, p = 0.056). There were no fall related fractures in the intervention group during the study.
CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that 20-min rounding may decrease falls for all residents of aged care sites.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32234247
pii: S0197-4572(20)30073-2
doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.03.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
579-584Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest None.