Necessity of a drug-related item in a geriatric inpatient fall assessment tool

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HPS-051
• By: HAYASHI, Yuichi (Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu, Japan)
• Co-author(s): Yuichi Hayashi: Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
  Shohei Nishida: Pharmacology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
  Sayuri Tamai: Nursing, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
  Akio Suzuki: Pharmacology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
  Akio Kimura: Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
  Yoshinori Itoh: Pharmacology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan
  Takashi Inuzuka: Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Fall estimation in geriatric inpatients is important to prevent falls in hospitals.  We have used the revised Izumi’s fall assessment tool for geriatric inpatients since 2004.  As some fallers in the hospital were estimated to have low fall risk by the current tool, measures for preventing falls in the hospital were not taken.  Moreover, ..

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