Randell, R, McVey, L, Zaman, H et al. (8 more authors) (Cover date: 2022) Designing health IT to support falls prevention in hospitals: Findings from a realist review. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 2022. pp. 902-911. ISSN 1559-4076
Abstract
Inpatient falls are an international patient safety concern, accounting for 30-40% of reported safety incidents in acute hospitals. They can cause both physical (e.g. hip fractures) and non-physical harm (e.g. reduced confidence) to patients. We used an approach known as a realist review to identify theories about what interventions might work for whom in what contexts, focusing on what supports and constrains effective use of multifactorial falls risk assessment and falls prevention interventions. One of these theories suggested that staff will integrate recommended practices into their work routines if falls risk assessment tools, including health IT, are quick and easy to use and facilitate existing work routines. Synthesis of empirical studies undertaken in the process of testing and refining this theory has implications for the design of health IT, suggesting that while health IT can support falls prevention through automation, such tools should also allow for incorporation of clinical judgement.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 AMIA - All rights reserved. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose. | ||||
Keywords: | Biomedical Technology; Hospitals; Humans; Patient Safety; Risk Assessment | ||||
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Institution: | The University of Leeds | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Health Economics (Leeds) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications | ||||
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2023 14:41 | ||||
Last Modified: | 23 May 2023 14:41 | ||||
Published Version: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10148... | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Publisher: | American Medical Informatics Association | ||||
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