Abstract
Patients commonly fail to take fall prevention precautions while hospitalized, instead downplaying or not recognizing their risk. This project created and implemented a clinical pathway to change patients’ perceptions of their risk for falls. Outcomes included more accurate patient perceptions of risk and a corresponding reduction in falls rates.
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Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Inpatient Falls, Patient Perception of Risk, Patient Safety
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Shegi; Christensen, Scott S.; Knysheva, Olga V.; and Liu, Jia Ning, "A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Inpatient Falls by Changing Patient Perceptions of Their Risks" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 146.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2023/presentations_2023/146
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Conference Year
2023
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Date of Issue
2025-10-23
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Inpatient Falls by Changing Patient Perceptions of Their Risks
Austin, Texas, USA and Virtual
Patients commonly fail to take fall prevention precautions while hospitalized, instead downplaying or not recognizing their risk. This project created and implemented a clinical pathway to change patients’ perceptions of their risk for falls. Outcomes included more accurate patient perceptions of risk and a corresponding reduction in falls rates.
Detailed abstract attached.