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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedArling PA, Abrahamson K, Miech EJ
Communication and effectiveness in a US nursing home quality-improvement collaborative.
The investigators explored the relationship between changes in resident health outcomes, practitioner communication patterns, and practitioner perceptions of group effectiveness within a quality-improvement collaborative of nursing home clinicians. They found that reductions in fall rates were highest in facilities where respondents experienced the highest levels of communication with collaborative members outside of scheduled meetings. Clinician and practitioner observations were discussed.
AHRQ-funded; HS018464.
Citation: Arling PA, Abrahamson K, Miech EJ .
Communication and effectiveness in a US nursing home quality-improvement collaborative.
Nurs Health Sci 2014 Sep;16(3):291-7. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12098.
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Keywords: Communication, Falls, Nursing Homes, Quality of Care, Prevention, Quality Improvement
Clancy CM
AHRQ Author: Clancy CM
Evidence-based toolkit helps organizations reduce patient falls.
This article describes an evidence-based hospital fall-prevention toolkit developed by AHRQ that helps clinicians negotiate the change process at their organization. It was created by a team with expertise both in fall prevention and in organizational change, including staff from the RAND Corporation, ECRI Institute, and Boston University.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy CM .
Evidence-based toolkit helps organizations reduce patient falls.
J Nurs Care Qual 2013 Jul-Sep;28(3):195-7. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318294a9d1.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Falls, Tools & Toolkits, Patient Safety, Prevention
Hempel S, Newberry S, Wang Z
AHRQ Author: Spector WD
Hospital fall prevention: a systematic review of implementation, components, adherence, and effectiveness.
The authors sought to document systematically the implementation, components, comparators, adherence, and effectiveness of published fall prevention approaches in U.S. acute care hospitals. They found that most interventions included multiple components, and the pooled postintervention incidence rate ratio (IRR) was 0.77. They found no systematic association between implementation intensity, intervention complexity, comparator information, or adherence levels and IRR. They concluded that promising approaches exist, but better reporting of outcomes, implementation, adherence, intervention components, and comparison group information is necessary to establish evidence on how hospitals can successfully prevent falls.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201000017I.
Citation: Hempel S, Newberry S, Wang Z .
Hospital fall prevention: a systematic review of implementation, components, adherence, and effectiveness.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2013 Apr;61(4):483-94. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12169.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Falls, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Prevention