Citation

Higami Y, Higuchi A, Takahama M, Yamakawa M, Makimoto K. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2013; 49(4): 255-261.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ppc.12011

PMID

25187446

Abstract

PURPOSE: To examine the pattern of underreporting of fall incidents in a general psychiatric hospital in Japan. DESIGN AND METHODS: All fall incidents were analyzed and stratified by ward.

FINDINGS: A discrepancy in fall rates was found in acute psychiatric and dementia wards. The following indicators were suggestive of underreporting: "zero fall/1,000 patient-days," "proportion of falls without injury," and "proportion of falls identified as occurring in the bedroom as a fall location during certain time periods." PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Ward-specific fall rates, with further stratifications by time and location of the fall, were useful for identifying a pattern of underreporting.

Language: en