Characteristics of older Australian community aged care clients who fall: Incidents reported by care staff

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Prevalence of falls, incontinence, malnutrition, pain, pressure injury and restraints in home care: A narrative review

“…From 27 included studies, the majority ( n = 16; 59.3%) was conducted in Europe (Adıgüzel & Acar‐Tek, 2019 ; Geurden et al, 2015 ; Johansen et al, 2015 ; Kiesswetter et al, 2020 , 2014 ; Lahmann et al, 2016 ; Leiske et al, 2015 ; Meijers et al, 2012 ; Mengelers et al, 2020 ; Neziraj et al, 2021 ; Scheepmans et al, 2017 ; Schildmeijer et al, 2018 ; Schilp et al, 2012 ; Suhr & Lahmann, 2018 ; van der Pols‐Vijlbrief et al, 2016 ; Vikman et al, 2011 ). The others were conducted in Australia (Brett et al, 2020 ; Burton et al, 2018 ; Meyer et al, 2020 ; Rist et al, 2012 ), Canada (Doran et al, 2013 ; Northwood et al, 2021 ), Brazil (da Silva Gabriel Capeletto et al, 2021 ; Rocha do Carmo et al, 2020 ) and China (Xu et al, 2018 ). Two studies were systematic reviews which included samples from Europe, Asia, America, Australia and Africa (Cereda et al, 2016 ) and Europe, Asia and America (Scheepmans et al, 2018 ).…”

“…In total, the six nursing‐sensitive indicators of falls, incontinence, malnutrition, pain, pressure injury and restraints were reported 34 times in the 27 included studies. The most frequently measured indicator in HC was malnutrition ( n = 11; Adıgüzel & Acar‐Tek, 2019 ; Cereda et al, 2016 ; Geurden et al, 2015 ; Kiesswetter et al, 2014 , 2020 ; Lahmann et al, 2016 ; Meijers et al, 2012 ; Neziraj et al, 2021 ; Rist et al, 2012 ; Schilp et al, 2012 ; van der Pols‐Vijlbrief et al, 2016 ), followed by falls ( n = 9) (Brett et al, 2020 ; Burton et al, 2018 ; Doran et al, 2013 ; Meijers et al, 2012 ; Meyer et al, 2020 ; Neziraj et al, 2021 ; Rocha do Carmo et al, 2020 ; Schildmeijer et al, 2018 ; Vikman et al, 2011 ). Prevalence and incidences regarding restraints (da Silva Gabriel Capeletto et al, 2021 ; Mengelers et al, 2020 ; Scheepmans et al, 2017 , 2018 ) and pressure injury (Doran et al, 2013 ; Johansen et al, 2015 ; Neziraj et al, 2021 ; Schildmeijer et al, 2018 ) were reported in four studies.…”

“…In studies reporting fall prevalence and incidence, the falls in the last 30 days (Meijers et al, 2012 ) to 19 months (Brett et al, 2020 ) were assessed. Routine data and self‐developed questionnaires were used most frequently to measure falls.…”

“…Most of the previously performed studies (e.g. Brett et al, 2020 ; Geurden et al, 2015 ; Northwood et al, 2021 ) describe only some of the nursing‐sensitive indicators or do not focus primarily on the HC setting. A narrative review of several common nursing‐sensitive indicators will provide a detailed overview of the status quo of the quality of nursing in HC in different care systems.…”

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“…Brett et al [240] studied the characteristics of the Australian elderly group and found that most injuries are caused by falls and hospitalization in older adults. Davison et al [241] noticed the need to provide psychological services to older adults within aged care services, including residential care and homecare.…”