@article{ref1,
title="Pattern of underreporting falls in a general psychiatric hospital in Japan",
journal="Perspectives in psychiatric care",
year="2013",
author="Higami, Yoko and Higuchi, Akari and Takahama, Masakazu and Yamakawa, Miyae and Makimoto, Kiyoko",
volume="49",
number="4",
pages="255-261",
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. <br><br>FINDINGS: A discrepancy in fall rates was found in acute psychiatric and dementia wards. The following indicators were suggestive of underreporting: &quot;zero fall/1,000 patient-days,&quot; &quot;proportion of falls without injury,&quot; and &quot;proportion of falls identified as occurring in the bedroom as a fall location during certain time periods.&quot; PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Ward-specific fall rates, with further stratifications by time and location of the fall, were useful for identifying a pattern of underreporting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5990",
doi="10.1111/ppc.12011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12011"
}