64 Chapter 3 Table 1 Study characteristics Author, Year Design, Duration in months (Before, Implementation, After) Setting, Ward details, Single or Multi Center Number of Patients (N), LOS, Age, Female patients (%) Number of FPI (Fall prevention Approach) Fall rate before versus after (falls/1000 patient days) Barrier Assessment, Theory, model or framework, if yes which Number of strategies used (from how many ERIC Categories) Bargmann, 2020 Uncontrolled Before-After, 36 (12, 3, 12) Specialized, Med-Surg telemetry unit, 26-bed, Single Center NA 7(Multifactorial) 1.59 vs 1.38 § No, Yes, Process model: IOWA model (EBP project) 8 (6) Barker, 2009 Uncontrolled Before-After, 108 (36, NA-, 24) Specialized, Acute hospital, The hospital’s bed capacity increased from 225 to 323 during the study, Single Center N=271,095. Mean LOS decreased between 2002 and 2007 when compared with 1999 (p=0.05). The mean age of patients from 2001 to 2007 was lower than in 1999 (p=0.05)., 9 (Multifactorial) 3.12 vs 3.75§ No, No, 4 (2) Capan, 2007 Uncontrolled Before-After, 18 (NA) Specialized, Acute care hospital, 357-bed, Single Center NA 14 (Multiple) 4.5 vs 3.2 § No, No, 9 (5) Cho, 2023 Uncontrolled Before-After, (24, NA, 12) Teaching hospital, transplant surgery unit, a rehabilitation unit, two respiratory internal medicine units, and two hematology units. N Before= 23,498 N After= 17,341 LOS: Before: 10.28 +/- 8.88a After: 10.77 +/- 30.44, Age: Before: 58.97 +/- 13.85 After: 59.27+/- 14.02, Females Before: 10040 (42.7%) After: 7442 (42.9%) 1 (Single) 2.05 vs 1.88 Yes, Yes, PDSA 8 (6) Correa, 2012 Uncontrolled Before-After, 36 (12, NA, 12) General, Private hospital, NA, Single Center NA 11 (Multiple) 1.12 vs 1.45§ No, No, 6 (5)
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