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· Write an 8-page paper EXCLUDING title page and references:
Topic: Implementation of a Fall Prevention Bundle in Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting to Reduce Fall Incidence and Improve Patient Safety
For this assignment, you will submit your SYNTHESIZED COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW using the articles from the evaluation table below.
The reader should be able to distinguish how your scholarly project fits within the research and how it is significant.
Important components to include in the assignment are:
- You will use articles from the evaluation tables previously submitted. See evaluation tables below. Please select at least 10-15 articles from the evaluation tables provided below for this literature review.
- Theoretical framework: Describe any theoretical or conceptual frameworks that serve as a guide for your project, summarize the frameworks, and explain how they relate to and provide support for your problem or population of interest.
- Synthesis and analysis of evidence (research) related to the problem or population of interest: Address the overall strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and gaps of the research. It is very important that this section provide a comprehensive review of the literature and contain a minimum of 8 pages and 10-15 articles from the evaluation tables provided below.
· For this assignment, you will submit your comprehensive literature review using the articles from the
· evaluation table below.
· Your literature review should present the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in your current knowledge.
· The reader should be able to distinguish how your scholarly project ts within the research and
· how it is signicant. The literature review should provide a theoretical basis for your work, show what
· has been done by others, and set the stage for your work. You should be able to identify the GAP in the
· literature, which your project is going to be striving to !ll.
· Important components to include in the assignment are:
· · Theoretical framework:$Describe any theoretical or conceptual frameworks that serve as a guide
· for your project, summarize the frameworks, and explain how they relate to and provide support for
· your problem or population of interest.
· · Synthesis and analysis of evidence (research) related to the problem or population of
· interest:$Address the overall strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and gaps of the research. It is
· very important that this section provide a comprehensive review of the literature and contain a
· minimum of ten pages with 10 articles
For this assignment, you will submit your comprehensive literature review using the articles from the
evaluation table below.
Your literature review should present the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in your current knowledge.
The reader should be able to distinguish how your scholarly project ts within the research and
how it is signicant. The literature review should provide a theoretical basis for your work, show what
has been done by others, and set the stage for your work. You should be able to identify the GAP in the
literature, which your project is going to be striving to !ll.
Important components to include in the assignment are:
· Theoretical framework:$Describe any theoretical or conceptual frameworks that serve as a guide
for your project, summarize the frameworks, and explain how they relate to and provide support for
your problem or population of interest.
· Synthesis and analysis of evidence (research) related to the problem or population of
interest:$Address the overall strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and gaps of the research. It is
very important that this section provide a comprehensive review of the literature and contain a
minimum of ten pages with 10 articles
For this assignment, you will submit your comprehensive literature review using the articles from the
evaluation table below.
Your literature review should present the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in your current knowledge.
The reader should be able to distinguish how your scholarly project ts within the research and
how it is signicant. The literature review should provide a theoretical basis for your work, show what
has been done by others, and set the stage for your work. You should be able to identify the GAP in the
literature, which your project is going to be striving to !ll.
Important components to include in the assignment are:
· Theoretical framework:$Describe any theoretical or conceptual frameworks that serve as a guide
for your project, summarize the frameworks, and explain how they relate to and provide support for
your problem or population of interest.
· Synthesis and analysis of evidence (research) related to the problem or population of
interest:$Address the overall strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and gaps of the research. It is
very important that this section provide a comprehensive review of the literature and contain a
minimum of ten pages with 10 articles.
Rubric Criteria:
· Thoroughly appraised appropriate evidence sources and provided a descriptive and detailed analysis of the research reviewed
· Anchored the clinical problem or topic in a theoretical or conceptual model that is clearly described. Clearly and thoroughly described the components of the model and the relationship of the model to the problem or topic
· Presented a literature review that is well organized and demonstrates logical sequencing based on the topic or clinical problem.
· Reached detailed conclusions based on the literature reviewed and included the strengths and gaps of the current research.
· Clearly demonstrated how the project fits within the existing evidence.
· Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources using APA format.
Evaluation Table 1
First |
Conceptual |
Design/Method |
Sample& |
Major |
Measurement |
Data |
Findings |
Appraisal: |
Dykes et al. (2020) |
Fall Tailoring Interventions for |
Nonrandomized controlled trial using |
37,231 patients; 14 medical units in |
Fall TIPS toolkit; a patient and Fall rate: the number of falls per Injurious fall rate: number of falls |
Audits of patient/family engagement Rate of injurious falls. Rate of falls |
Poisson regression; generalized |
15% reduction in overall falls; 34% |
Provides strong evidence for the |
Guo |
Patient Engagement |
Longitudinal quasi-experimental |
116 patients (58 intervention, 58 |
Patient-centered fall prevention Number of falls: frequency of falls Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) Modified Fall Efficacy Scale |
Nurse-recorded fall data; |
Descriptive statistics and |
Falls reduced from 3 in the control |
Effective intervention with clear |
Heng |
Falls Prevention Education |
Mixed-methods study |
37 patients (27 intervention, 10 |
Falls prevention education Patient knowledge about falls: Behavior change: adoption of fall Level of patient engagement; |
Pre- and post-test surveys; |
Descriptive statistics; thematic |
Improved patient knowledge and |
Practical insights for enhancing |
Montero-Odasso |
Clinical Practice Guidelines |
Systematic review |
15 clinical practice guidelines from |
Adoption of clinical practice Patient fall rate: Frequency of Patient injury rate: Incidence of Risk stratification: Identification |
AGREE-II tool. GRADE scores. |
Descriptive statistics; |
High overall guideline quality with Inconsistencies in recommendations |
Provides a reference for developing |
Scheidenhelm |
Donabedian Quality Model |
Retrospective review |
Adult inpatients from a 149-bed |
Fall incidence: number of falls per patient day. Occurrence of fall-related injuries. |
Standardized fall reports and |
Descriptive statistics; univariate |
Reduction in falls from 0.0033 to Lower injury rates, reduced injury The risk for older adults remained |
Supports the use of a bundle in |
References
Dykes, P. C., Burns, Z., Adelman, J., Benneyan, J., Bogaisky, M., Carter, E., Ergai, A., Lindros, M. E., Lipsitz, S. R., Scanlan, M., Shaykevich, S., & Bates, D. W. (2020). Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls and injuries. JAMA Network Open, 3(11), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25889
Guo, X., Wang, Y., Wang, L., Yang, X., Yang, W., Lu, Z., & He, M. (2022). Effect of a fall prevention strategy for the older patients: A quasi‐experimental study. Nursing Open, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1379
Heng, H., Kiegaldie, D., Shaw, L., Jazayeri, D., Hill, A.-M., & Morris, M. E. (2022). Implementing patient falls education in hospitals: a mixed-methods trial. Healthcare, 10(7), 1298. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071298
Montero-Odasso, M. M., Kamkar, N., Pieruccini-Faria, F., Osman, A., Sarquis-Adamson, Y., Close, J., Hogan, D. B., Hunter, S. W., Kenny, R. A., Lipsitz, L. A., Lord, S. R., Madden, K. M., Petrovic, M., Ryg, J., Speechley, M., Sultana, M., Tan, M. P., van der Velde, N., Verghese, J., & Masud, T. (2021). Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review. JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2138911–e2138911. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.38911
Scheidenhelm, S., Astroth, K. S., DeLong, K., Starkey, C., & Wolfe, D. (2020). Retrospective analysis of factors associated with a revised fall prevention bundle in hospitalized patients. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 50(11), 571–577. https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000000939
Evaluation Table 2
First Author (Year) |
Conceptual Framework |
Design/Method |
Sample & Setting |
Major Variables |
Measurement |
Data Analysis |
Findings |
Appraisal: Worth to |
Bargmann & Brundrett |
Iowa Model |
Evidence-based practice |
26-bed medical-surgical telemetry |
Fall rate: the number of falls Patient education: Structured education on fall risk and Staff compliance: adherence to |
Audit of adherence to fall |
Comparison of pre-and |
55% decrease in fall rate. 89% staff compliance with Longest consecutive fall-free |
Proves that the implementation of |
Davenport et al. |
Modifiable fall-risk factors |
Secondary analysis |
400 older adult patients in an |
Fall-risk factors: modifiable Provider identification: the rate Intervention strategies: actions |
Chart review of patient records, |
Quantification of missed |
96% of modifiable fall-risk Specifically, visual acuity and |
Highlights that significant gaps |
Goldberg et al. |
Geriatric Acute and Post-acute |
Randomized controlled trial |
110 noninstitutionalized older |
Fall-related emergency department Hospitalizations: all-cause and Adherence to pharmacy and |
Patient surveys, electronic |
Negative binomial regression |
55% reduction in fall-related 57% reduction in all Moderate adherence to |
Provides evidence that a |
Kelley et al. (2023) |
Fall safety agreement |
Quality improvement project |
Three surgical units in an urban |
Fall rate: the number of falls Staff adherence: compliance with Patient education: structured |
Weekly data collection on staff |
Comparison of pre-and |
80.8% staff adherence. 92% patient education completion. 67.1% implementation of the Fall |
Provides evidence that a fall reducing fall incidence and |
Pop et al. (2020) |
Multifactorial fall prevention |
Quality improvement project |
Emergency department (ED) in a |
Fall risk screening: Identification of at-risk Multifactorial interventions: Staff engagement: involvement in |
Audit of adherence to fall |
Comparison of pre-and |
96% of ED arrivals screened for 86% of at-risk patients received The quarterly fall rate reduced |
Provides evidence that a tailored |
References
Bargmann, A. L., & Brundrett, S. M. (2020). Implementation of a Multicomponent Fall Prevention Program: Contracting With Patients for Fall Safety. Military Medicine, 185(2), 28–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz411
Davenport, K., Alazemi, M., Sri-On, J., & Liu, S. (2020). Missed Opportunities to Diagnose and Intervene in Modifiable Risk Factors for Older Emergency Department Patients Presenting After a Fall. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.020
Goldberg, E. M., Marks, S. J., Resnik, L. J., Long, S., Mellott, H., & Merchant, R. C. (2020). Can an emergency department–initiated intervention prevent subsequent falls and health care use in older adults? A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 76(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.025
Kelley, R. J., Gutchell, V., & O’Neill, K. (2023). Preventing Falls in the Surgical Setting by Implementing a Fall Prevention Bundle. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 38(4), e27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2023.06.025
Pop, H., Lamb, K., Livesay, S., Altman, P., Sanchez, A., & Nora, M. E. (2020). Tailoring a Comprehensive Bundled Intervention for ED Fall Prevention. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 46(2), 225-232.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2019.11.010
Evaluation Table 3
First Author |
Conceptual |
Design/Method |
Sample & |
Major Variables |
Measurement |
Data Analysis |
Findings |
Appraisal: Worth |
Burns et al. |
Fall risk |
Prospective |
1,905 |
Fall incidence:
|
Monthly |
Sensitivity, |
Sensitivity ranged |
Highlights that no |
Ganz & Latham |
Multifactorial |
Clinical practice |
Community-dwelling |
Fall incidence: Injury severity:
|
Patient surveys; |
Statistical |
Falls occur in 29% 10% have multiple Exercise programs |
Suggests that an |
Montero-Odasso et |
Multifactorial |
Expert consensus |
Global |
Fall risk
|
A systematic |
Delphi process; |
Multidomain |
Emphasizes that |
Morris et al. (2022) |
Fall prevention |
Systematic review |
Hospitalized |
Falls rate ratios
|
Falls rate |
Meta-analysis of |
Education of Bed/chair alarms |
Highlights that |
Spoon et al. |
ERIC |
Systematic review. |
48 hospital-based |
Implementation
|
Adherence audits; |
Pre- vs |
Median fall-rate Median adherence |
Reiterates that |
References
Burns, E. R., Lee, R., Hodge, S. E., Pineau, V. J., Welch, B., & Zhu, M. (2022). Validation and comparison of fall screening tools for predicting future falls among older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 101, 104713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104713
Ganz, D. A., & Latham, N. K. (2020). Prevention of falls in community-dwelling older adults. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(8), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp1903252
Montero-Odasso, M., van der Velde, N., Martin, F. C., Petrovic, M., Tan, M. P., Ryg, J., Aguilar-Navarro, S., Alexander, N. B., Becker, C., Blain, H., Bourke, R., Cameron, I. D., Camicioli, R., Clemson, L., Close, J., Delbaere, K., Duan, L., Duque, G., Dyer, S. M., & Freiberger, E. (2022). World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: A global initiative. Age and Ageing, 51(9), 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac205
Morris, M., Webster, K., Jones, C., Hill, A.-M., Haines, T., McPhail, S., Kiegaldie, D., Slade, S., Jazayeri, D., Heng, H., Shorr, R., Carey, L., Barker, A., & Cameron, I. (2022). Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing, 51(5), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac077
Spoon, D., de Legé, T., Oudshoorn, C., van Dijk, M., & Ista, E. (2024). Implementation strategies of fall prevention interventions in hospitals: a systematic review. BMJ Open Quality, 13(4), e003006. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003006
Evaluation Table 4
First Author |
Conceptual |
Design/Method |
Sample & |
Major Variables |
Measurement |
Data Analysis |
Findings |
Appraisal |
Dykes et al. |
Evidence-based |
Economic evaluation. |
10,176 patients |
Fall incidence:
|
Interrupted time |
Pre/post-fall-rate |
19% reduction in |
Demonstrates |
Heng et al. (2020) |
Patient education |
Scoping review. |
43 studies on |
Falls incidence:
|
Systematic review |
Comparison of |
Education reduces |
Highlights that |
Li & Surineni |
Comprehensive fall |
Narrative review. |
Hospitalized |
Fall incidence:
|
A literature |
Comparative |
Nearly 1 million |
Emphasizes the |
Randell et al. |
Multifactorial |
Realist review |
Three NHS Trusts; |
Leadership:
|
Observations; 50 |
Theory |
Unclear leadership |
Identifies |
Turner et al. |
Fall prevention |
Cross-sectional |
60 general adult |
Practices:
|
Survey of practice |
Comparison of |
Wide variation in |
Reveals the need |
References
Dykes, P. C., Bowen, M. C., Lipsitz, S., Franz, C., Adelman, J., Adkison, L., Bogaisky, M., Carroll, D., Carter, E., Herlihy, L., Lindros, M. E., Ryan, V., Scanlan, M., Walsh, M.-A., Wien, M., & Bates, D. W. (2023). Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention program. JAMA Health Forum, 4(1), e225125. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5125
Heng, H., Jazayeri, D., Shaw, L., Kiegaldie, D., Hill, A.-M., & Morris, M. E. (2020). Hospital falls prevention with patient education: A scoping review. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01515-w
Li, S., & Surineni, K. (2024). Falls in hospitalized patients and preventive strategies: A narrative review. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice, 5, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osep.2024.10.004
Randell, R., McVey, L., Wright, J., Zaman, H., Cheong, V.-L., Woodcock, D. M., Healey, F., Dowding, D., Gardner, P., Hardiker, N. R., Lynch, A., Todd, C., Davey, C., & Alvarado, N. (2024). Practices of falls risk assessment and prevention in acute hospital settings: a realist investigation. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 12(5), 1–194. https://doi.org/10.3310/JWQC5771
Turner, K., Staggs, V. S., Potter, C., Cramer, E., Shorr, R. I., & Mion, L. C. (2022). Fall prevention practices and implementation strategies. Journal of Patient Safety, 18(1), e236–e242. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000758