Design and validation of a scale to assess risk of falls in patientes over 65 years old

Authors

  • Carmen Lobo Rodríguez Grado en Enfermería. Máster en Investigación en Cuidados. Doctora por el Departamento de Cirugía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Profesora Asociada en C.C. de la Salud, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología (UCM). Coordinadora de Procesos Asistenciales, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
  • Azucena Pedraz Marcos Diplomada en Enfermería. Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información. Doctora en C.C. de la Información (UCM).Profesora del Departamento de Enfermería (UAM). Subdirectora del Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina (UAM)
  • Carmen Gadea Cedenilla Diplomada y Grado en Enfermería (UCM). Enfermera de Continuidad Asistencial. H.G.U. Gregorio Marañón
  • Margarita Medina Torres Diplomada y Grado en Enfermería (UCM). Enfermera de Sistemas de Información de Enfermería. H.G.U. Gregorio Marañón
  • Mª Nieves Moro Tejedor Diplomada en Enfermería. Doctora en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (URJC). Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon (IiSGM), Madrid. Enfermera de la Unidad de Apoyo a la Investigación de Enfermeria (UAIE), H.G.U. Gregorio Marañón
  • Ana García Pozo Grado en Enfermería por la Universidad de Salamanca. Licenciada en Sociologia (UCM). Doctora en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (URJC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60108/ce.59

Keywords:

hyponatremia; accidental falls; aged; safety management; risk assessment

Abstract

Falls are the predominant cause of injuries in people over 65 years. During hospitalization, falls become one of the patient's risks, in addition to physical injuries, and they suppose the loss of confidence in their own abilities, influencing the activities of daily life and, therefore, their quality of life. The literature, describes a low sensitivity of the scales for the measurement of risk, obtaining different results and difficulties for their use. In addition, these include as risk factors the sensory alterations and the level of consciousness, as well as the intake of medication, which could be associated with hyponatremia and, therefore, be an indirect measure of it. Current care guidelines and safety strategies for health services, recommend the use of scales for risk assessment, but none of them includes monitoring of serum sodium levels. Objective: To design and validate an instrument to identify the risk of falls in hospitalized patients over 65 years. Design: This study consists of two methodological phases: the design of the instrument (Phase I) and its validation (phase II): clinimetric validation and a Longitudinal prospective follow-up of the recruited Patient Cohort. Data analysis: descriptive and bivariate analysis. For the clinimetric validation, an exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis will be carried out on the initial model of the dimensions of the scale.

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Published

2019-04-23

How to Cite

Lobo Rodríguez, C., Pedraz Marcos, A., Gadea Cedenilla, C., Medina Torres, M., Moro Tejedor, M. N., & García Pozo, A. (2019). Design and validation of a scale to assess risk of falls in patientes over 65 years old. Conocimiento Enfermero, 2(04), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.60108/ce.59

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