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Karen Heslop
Karen Heslop
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Royal Perth Hospital, Department of Psychiatry,
50 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000
Australia
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Research Article
Preventing falls in In-Patient Older Adult Mental Health Services: Different Causative Factors in Mental and Neurocognitive Disorders
Author(s): Karen Heslop, Dianne Wynaden and Jenny TohotoaKaren Heslop, Dianne Wynaden and Jenny Tohotoa
Aims: To compare falls sustained in two groups of patients (one with mental disorders and the other neurocognitive disorders), in two acute inpatient older adult mental health services in Western Australia (WA). Background: Falls are the most common adverse event experienced during inpatient care. Older people with mental disorders and neurocognitive disorders constitute a high-risk group for accidental falls in hospitals. Methods: Data relating to 207 fall events from 2010-2011 reported in medical records and incident reports were collected. Individuals who sustained a fall were grouped as having a mental disorder (n=73) or neurocognitive disorder (n=134) according to their primary ICD10 diagnosis. Results: Significant differences in the factors that contributed to the fall between the two groups were highlighted. Falls .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000172