Factors associated with fall prevention care implementation and the use of bed-exit alarm with patients

Abstract

　【Purpose】　The purpose of this study was to identify the current status and factors associated with nurses’ fall-prevention care implementation and the use of bed-exit alarm with patients.
【Method】　Anonymous self-administered survey questionnaires were mailed to nurses working at consented general hospitals.　The nurse respondents were asked about their background, and to evaluate how they use bed-exit alarms and how they implement fall prevention care for patients using bed-exit alarms.　This study was approved by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine Ethics Committee.
　【Results and Discussion】　We collected 1,304 responses.　The majority of nurse respondents reported that they implemented a variety of fall prevention care, but the frequency of implementation varied between different types of care.　Multivariate analysis showed that the fall prevention care had been likely to be implemented if nurses have fall prevention manual documented with entry and exit criteria of the use of bed-exit alarms, and if nurses have taken fall prevention training courses.