Falls in Patients of Medical Institutions in South Korea: A Literature Review

• 영문명: Falls in Patients of Medical Institutions in South Korea: A Literature Review
• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: Jongwon Choi Woochol Joseph Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』제30권 제1호, 1~7쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.02.28

영문 초록

Background: Like many other countries, falls and related injuries in older adults are great concerns in South Korea. In particular, falls are common in medical institutions, often causing the increase of the length of hospitalization. Objects: The purpose of this review was to help understand and address falls in hospitalized individuals in South Korea. Methods: The review was conducted on literature published in Korean from 2010 to 2022, searched in the Korea Citation Index and PubMed. Keywords used for the search were as fol-lows: falls, fall risk, fall risk assessment, hospital, inpatient, intervention, Korea, and preven-tion. Results: A total of 54 articles were found and reviewed. The most common place of fall ac-cidents was the inpatient room, where there were many cases of falls while walking. Loss of balance was the most common cause of falls, and many falls occurred in patients admitted to the internal medicine. Furthermore, a risk of falling increased with the type of medications taken. In terms of tools to assess patients’ fall risk, the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) was commonly used. Patient-specific fall prevention activities were common to address falls, and they de-creased the frequency of falls and the fear of falling. Factors influencing the effectiveness of the fall prevention activities included attitudes toward falls, education, environmental factors, patient safety culture, and self-efficacy in preventing falls. Conclusion: Our results should help understand and address falls and injuries in medical institutions.

목차

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSIONS

FUNDING

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION

ORCID

REFERENCES

키워드

Falls Inpatients Prevention Risk assessment