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Citation

Carpels A, de Smet L, Desplenter S, De Hert M. Alpha Psychol. 2022; 23(5): 217-222.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Department of Psychiatry, Trakya University School of Medicine, Publisher AVES)

DOI

10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2022.21735

PMID

36426266

PMCID

PMC9623207

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Falls among psychiatric inpatients are common and have significant health consequences. The purpose of this study is to systematically review the published research on risk factors and consequences.

METHODS: PubMed and Embase were searched for relevant studies. A total of 18 studies were included in this systematic review. The heterogeneity and low quality of the reviewed studies limit the generalizability of the results.

RESULTS: Several intrinsic and extrinsic factors are reported. Some of these factors are unique to psychiatric inpatients such as acute mental state, psychotic symptoms, and bipolar disorder leading to cognitive distortions and risk-taking; psychotropic medications inducing side effects like sedation and orthostatic hypotension; while others are similar to those found among general medical inpatients.

CONCLUSION: Given the clinical importance of a fall and its implication on residential treatment, there is a need for targeted fall prevention programs. In order to further identify and quantify these risks and consequences, prospective research and additional study designs, describing and recording risk factors in a systematic and standardized way with the underlying etiological processes in mind, are needed.


Language: en

Keywords

Falls; psychiatric; hospital; hospitalization; hospitals; inpatients; psychiatric department

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