ArticleJournal of patient safety2026
Hospital Fall Prevention Practices and Implementation Strategies: A Multisite Observational Study.
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- Preparing for Delivery of Patient Falls Prevention Education in Hospitals: The Consumer Perspective.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
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objectivesOur study examined the current fall prevention practices and implementation strategies used by the US hospitals.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study of 24 general hospitals and 26 adult general medical units (i.e., medical wards). We administered a survey to obtain an inventory of 5 domains of fall prevention practices currently used: visibility and identification, bed modification, patient monitoring, patient safety, and education. We also measured 5 domains of implementation strategies to enhance staff adherence to the hospital's fall prevention protocol and practices: leadership, provider education, audit-and-feedback, network and collaboration, and local opinion leaders.
resultsOf the 24 hospitals, 58% had <200 beds and 50% were teaching sites. Hospital leadership had expectations for fall prevention but varied in consistency in types of fall prevention practices and in implementation approaches. Several major themes emerged: heavy reliance on nursing personnel; inconsistency in evidence-based fall prevention practices with an overreliance on less time-intensive, low-value practices; systems designed to support universal rather than patient-tailored fall prevention strategies; and few implementation strategies to enhance uptake and adherence to fall prevention protocols.
conclusionsThere is substantial variation in US hospitals' choice of fall prevention practices and a lack of implementation strategies to enhance staff adherence to the practices. The findings suggest a critical need for more standardized, evidence-based, and individualized approaches to effectively reduce falls.
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