Prevalence of vestibular dysfunction in hospitalized patients at risk of fall by Morse Fall Scale

Young-Soo Chang,Won-Ho Chung,Jungmin Ahn,Hey W Yu,Eun J Baek,Seeun Son,Sang-Yeong Park

doi:10.15761/ohns.1000232

Abstract

Prevalence of vestibular dysfunction in hospitalized patients at risk of fall by Morse Fall Scale

Highlights

Falls that occur in hospitalized patients constitute a serious threat to in-patient safety
The prevalence of vestibular dysfunction was 34.48% (10/27) in the high-risk group and 8.33% (2/24) in the low-risk group (p = 0.045)
Implications for nursing management: Patients with high risk of fall as assessed by Morse Fall Scale (MFS) should be thoroughly evaluated for possible vestibular dysfunction

Summary

Introduction

Falls that occur in hospitalized patients constitute a serious threat to in-patient safety. Unanticipated physiological falls occur due to “physical conditions that cannot be predicted until the patient falls,” whereas anticipated physiological falls “occur in patients whose score on the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) indicates that they are at risk of fall.”. Attempts to prevent anticipated physiological falls should be made using fall prevention methods during hospitalization For this reason, in many hospitals, fall risk assessments are conducted on the admission day, and information on prevention measures are imparted to the patients. MFS has been widely accepted as the scoring system ideal for identifying patients at risk of fall [8]. MFS is a rapid and simple method for assessing the risk of fall. The Morse Fall Scale (MFS) is a rapid and simple method of assessing the risk of fall that is commonly used in the hospital

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