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The association of malnutrition with falls and harm from falls in hospital inpatients: Findings from a 5‐year observational study

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  • Ariel S. Lackoff
  • Donna Hickling
  • Peter F. Collins
  • Katherine J. Stevenson
  • Tracy A. Nowicki
  • Jack J. Bell

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Background Inpatient falls continue to be a significant clinical issue, and while malnutrition is a known risk factors for falls, few studies have investigated its association with inpatient falls. This study aimed to explore the independent association between malnutrition and fall risk as well as harm from falls in hospital inpatients. Methods Malnutrition identified in annual malnutrition audits was combined with inpatient fall data captured through the electronic patient incident reporting system in the 12 months following audit days. Audit data were available for 1,849 inpatients across 2011–2015, and covariate associations between age, gender, BMI, malnutrition, falls and harmful falls were analysed. The reporting of this paper is in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) recommendations (see Appendix S1). Results The prevalence of malnutrition was 32.4% (n = 543), and 171 (9.2%) inpatients experienced a fall with 0.7% (n = 13) categorised as harmful. In bivariate analysis, patients who fell were more likely to be older (median 79.0 vs. 70.0 years; p

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  • Ariel S. Lackoff & Donna Hickling & Peter F. Collins & Katherine J. Stevenson & Tracy A. Nowicki & Jack J. Bell, 2020. "The association of malnutrition with falls and harm from falls in hospital inpatients: Findings from a 5‐year observational study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(3-4), pages 429-436, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:29:y:2020:i:3-4:p:429-436
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15098
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