Risk factors for falls in hospitalized adult patients: an integrative review

Authors

  • Isis Marques Severo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Miriam de Abreu Almeida Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; School of Nursing
  • Ricardo Kuchenbecker Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculty of Medicine
  • Débora Feijó Villas Boas Vieira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; School of Nursing
  • Michele Elisa Weschenfelder Hospital de Clínicas of Porto Alegre
  • Luciana Ramos Corrêa Pinto Hospital de Clínicas of Porto Alegre
  • Cristini Klein Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences
  • Ana Paula de Oliveira Siqueira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Postgraduate Program in Nursing
  • Bruna Paulsen Panato Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; School of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000300021

Abstract

Objective: Identifying risk factors for the occurrence of falls in hospitalized adult patients. Method: Integrative review carried out in the databases of LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE and Web of Science, including articles published between 1989 and 2012. Results: Seventy-one articles were included in the final sample. Risk factors for falls presented in this review were related to patients (intrinsic), the hospital setting and the working process of health professionals, especially in nursing (extrinsic). Conclusion: The systematic screening of risk factors for falls was identified as a contributing factor to the reduction of this injury, helping the non-occurrence of this event that, despite being preventable, can have serious consequences including death.


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Published

2014-06-01

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Critical Review

License

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How to Cite

Severo, I. M., Almeida, M. de A., Kuchenbecker, R., Vieira, D. F. V. B., Weschenfelder, M. E., Pinto, L. R. C., Klein, C., Siqueira, A. P. de O., & Panato, B. P. (2014). Risk factors for falls in hospitalized adult patients: an integrative review . Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 48(3), 540-554. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000300021