@article{ref1,
title="The Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale: a case-control study",
journal="Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing",
year="2009",
author="Hill-Rodriguez, Deborah and Messmer, Patricia R. and Williams, P. D. and Zeller, Richard A. and Williams, A. R. and Wood, M. and Henry, M.",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="22-32",
abstract="PURPOSE: The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess whether the Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale (HDFS) identifies hospitalized pediatric patients at high risk for falls. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study was a matched case-control design. A chart review of 153 pediatric cases who fell and 153 controls who did not fall were pair-matched by age, gender, and diagnosis. RESULTS: High-risk patients fell almost twice as often as low-risk patients (odds ratio 1.87, confidence interval = 1.01, 3.53, p = .03). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: A Falls Prevention Pediatric Program with the HDFS tool addresses the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals, but further research is needed to examine HDFS sensitivity-specificity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1539-0136",
doi="10.1111/j.1744-6155.2008.00166.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2008.00166.x"
}