The first step of the evidence-based practice process is to evaluate a nursing practice environment to identify a nursing problem in the clinical area. When a nursing problem is discovered, the nurse
P (population): For patients age 65 and older in long-term facility
I (intervention): fall preventive measures that will improve the health of older patients
C (comparison): using Vitamin D and use of supportive devices.
O (outcome): number of falls among elderly individuals reduced, improve the quality of health
T (time): within one month.
QuantitativeArticles
1. Fall prevention and vitamin D in the elderly: an overview of the key role of the non-bone effects
Cedric Annweiler1*, Manuel Montero-Odasso2, Anne M Schott3, Gilles Berrut4, Bruno Fantino1, Olivier Beauchet1
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2. How Fall-Safe is the Housing for the Elderly in Rural Areas? :
A Cross Sectional Study using Fall Prevention Screening Checklist
Thomas V. Chacko1, Prabha Thangaraj2, Muhammad GM3
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3. The development of a multidisciplinary fall risk evaluation tool for demented nursing home patients in the Netherlands
Jacques CL Neyens1,2, Béatrice PJ Dijcks2, Jolanda CM van Haastregt*3,4,
Luc P de Witte2, Wim JA van den Heuvel2,5, Harry FJM Crebolder5 and
Jos MGA Schols4,5,6
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4. Effects of Potentially Inappropriate Psychoactive Medications on Falls in
US Nursing Home Residents^
Analysis of the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey Database
Neetu Agashivala and Wenchen K. Wu
St John's University, Queens, New York, USA
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Qualitative Articles:
1. Institutional actions based on nursing diagnoses for preventing falls
in the elderly
Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi1, Silvana Sidney Costa Santos2, Karina Silveira de Almeida Hammerschmidt1, Edison
Luiz Devos Barlem2, Giovana Calcagno Gomes2, Bárbara Tarouco da Silva2
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2. Falls in long-term care institutions for elderly people: protocol validation. Cristina Rosa Soares Lavareda BaixinhoI, Maria dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues DixeII, Maria Adriana Pereira HenriquesI
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3. Stevens, J. A., & Olson, S. (2000). Reducing falls and resulting hip fractures among older women. Home care provider, 5(4), 134-141.Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1084628X00778014
4. Hartholt, K. A., van Beeck, E. F., Polinder, S., van der Velde, N., van Lieshout, E. M., Panneman, M. J., ... & Patka, P. (2011). Societal consequences of falls in the older population: injuries, healthcare costs, and long-term reduced quality of life. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 71(3), 748-753. Retrieved from https://repub.eur.nl/pub/30927/36_Hartholt%20et%20al_%20J%20Trauma_2011_71(3)_748-53_J%20TraumaAAM.pdf
