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- Title
FALL AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AND THE USE OF DRUGS THAT INCREASE THE RISK.
- Authors
Barbosa Meireles, Isabella; Sousa da Silva, Alexandre; Pessanha, Cássio Maia; Abreu da Silva, Renata Flavia; de Almeida Ramos, Ana Claudia; Lyra da Silva, Roberto Carlos
- Abstract
Objectives: to estimate the prevalence and rate of falls in the study setting; describe the clinical-epidemiological profile of patients who suffered falls; estimate the odds ratio of falls among elderly and non-elderly patients who used central nervous system depressant medications, diuretics or both, compared to those who did not use these medications. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized general hospital located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Results: the prevalence of falls was 0.08% and the rate of falls was 1.11 per 1000 patient-days. Falls were more prevalent among elderly patients (70.76%). Conclusion: the results of this study suggest that managing the use of medications should be one of the strategies to be adopted for preventing falls in the hospital environment, especially in the elderly, and the involvement of the multidisciplinary team becomes essential to achieve this goal.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DIURETICS; HOSPITALS; COMBINATION drug therapy; HOSPITAL patients; CROSS-sectional method; QUANTITATIVE research; COMPARATIVE studies; ACCIDENTAL falls; RISK management in business; CENTRAL nervous system depressants; PATIENT safety
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1671
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.11186