Falls in an Australian Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of Patient Safety Incident Reports
Ritin Fernandez,
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Heidi Green,
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Olivia Paulik
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et al.
Journal of Patient Safety,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 30, 2025
Objective:
Inpatient
falls
pose
a
significant
challenge
in
hospitals,
impacting
patient
safety
and
resources.
This
retrospective
study
aimed
to
analyze
the
impact
of
COVID-19
pandemic
on
fall
incidents
major
metropolitan
tertiary
referral
teaching
hospital
New
South
Wales
(NSW),
Australia.
Methods:
Utilizing
clinical
informatics,
data
from
Clinical
Health
Information
Exchange
(CHIE)
database,
electronic
medical
records
(eMR),
NSW
Incident
Management
System
(IIMS)/Incident
Plus
(IMS+)
were
collected.
reported
at
between
July
December
2019,
2020,
2021
for
patients
aged
18
years
above
included.
Extracted
encompassed
demographics,
history,
characteristics,
contributing
factors,
incident
harm
scores.
Descriptive
inferential
statistics
undertaken
using
SPSS
V
25,
inductive
content
analysis
was
used
narratives
relating
factors
falls.
Results:
A
total
1399
inpatient
during
period.
Falls
per
1000
occupied
bed
days
(OBD)
varied:
3.83
3.41
4.35
2021.
increase
observed
compared
2020.
Most
occurred
weekday,
particularly
1400
2159
hours.
Medicine
departments
highest
number
falls,
followed
by
care
units.
scores
level
3,
indicating
moderate
injury,
prevalent
across
all
3
years.
Contributing
according
IIMS/IMS+
criteria
diverse,
with
“Patient
complexity/acuity,”
engagement
compliance,”
“Hazard/unsafe,”
“Clinical
risk
screening/assessment”
emerging
prominently.
In
addition,
7
distinct
themes
identified
through
analysis.
Conclusions:
The
highlighted
increased
(4.35
OBDs)
Understanding
patterns
is
vital
improving
protocols.
Emphasising
reporting,
staff
training,
environmental
adjustments,
mobility-related
management
crucial
reducing
fall-related
injury
restricted
visitor
access
pandemics.
Language: Английский
Health outcomes up to 3 years and post-exertional malaise in patients after hospitalization for COVID-19: a multicentre prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW)
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 101290 - 101290
Published: April 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Physical and cognitive stressors exacerbate symptoms in long COVID: more evidence triggering new research and therapeutic needs
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
46, P. 101109 - 101109
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Language: Английский
Pandemia COVID-19 a zdrowie psychiczne: nowy kontekst w procesach o stwierdzenie nieważności małżeństwa
Kinga Szymańska
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Ius Matrimoniale,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(2), P. 39 - 63
Published: Dec. 12, 2024
W
zaprezentowanym
opracowaniu
Autorka
podjęła
namysł
nad
problematyką
nowatorską
jaką
jest
wpływ
pandemii
COVID-19
na
zdrowie
psychiczne
jednostki.
Tak
określony
cel
badawczy
nie
był
celem
samym
w
sobie,
ale
pozostawał
we
współzależności
z
innym
pryncypialnym,
mianowicie,
czy
choroba
może
rzutować
nieważność
małżeństwa
kanonicznego.
to
pytanie
odpowiedziała
pozytywnie,
wskazując,
iż
destruktywnie
wpłynąć
niezdolność
konsensualną
do
zawarcia
małżeństwa.
jej
opinii
sprawy
zależności
od
zaistniałych
uwarunkowań
powinny
być
prowadzone
jednego
tytułów
ujętych
kan.
1095,
n.
1-3
KPK.