Application of the Medication Fall Risk Score in patients will fall notification: A retrospective analysis
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https://doi.org/10.12707/RVI22087Keywords:
accidental falls, drug therapy, patient safety, risk managementAbstract
Background: Falls in hospital settings are frequent adverse events, with medications contributing significantly
Objective: To analyze inpatient fall notifications and characterize fall risk with a focus on drug therapy by applying the Medication Fall Risk Score.
Methodology: An observational, descriptive, and retrospective study was conducted in a Portuguese hospital center. The Medication Fall Risk Score was applied to a sample of 183 patient fall notifications in the first quarter of 2021.
Results: The Medication Fall Risk Score identified 60.6% of patients with "yes" for high fall risk.
Regarding fall risk assessment recorded in the notifications using another scale, 65.8% of patients were classified as "low risk" or "no risk." Of these, 53.9% were classified as "yes" for high risk using the Medication Fall Risk Score.
Conclusion: The Medication Fall Risk Score may help to improve the detection of patients at "highrisk" of falling, allowing safer medication practices for fall prevention
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