Clinical outcomes for all the in-patient fallers before and after intervention
| Pre-training 17 months data | Post-training 20 months data | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age | 82±10 | 81±10 | 0.02 |
| Sex (females, %) | 51.7 | 54.1 | 0.45 |
| Profile of falls | |||
| Falls incidents | 1241 | 1108 | N/A |
| Mean falls/1000 patient-bed-days | 18.19±3.46 | 12.66±2.84 | <0.01 |
| Number of patients affected % (n) | 46.9 (491/1046) | 53.1 (555/1046) | N/A |
| Mean falls/in-patient faller | 2.54±3.14 | 1.84±1.72 | <0.01 |
| Recurrent falls: Range | 1-33 | 1-20 | N/A |
| Interquartile range□ | 2 | 1 | N/A |
| Median falls/in-patient faller | 1.00±3.14 | 1.00±1.72 | N/A |
| Discharge destination | |||
| Own Home % (n) | 50.7% (249/491) | 51.6% (286/555) | 0.67 |
| New Care Home% (n) Inpatient Death% (n) | 20.5% (87/425) | 17.5% (83/475) | 0.23 |
| All Care Home % (n) | 27.9% (137/491) | 23.5% (130/555) | 0.10 |
| Injury | |||
| No Fracture% (n) | 96.1% (472/491) | 94.2% (523/555) | 0.15 |
| Non-Hip Fracture% (n) | 2.0% (10/491) | 2.3% (13/555) | 0.12 |
| Hip Fracture% (n) | 1.8% (9/491) | 3.4% (18/555) | 0.11 |
| Length of stay (days) | |||
| Mean | 43±39 | 41±36 | 0.7 |
| Median | 34±39 | 32±36 | 0.7 |
| Inter-quartile Range | 41 | 36 | N/A |
| Mortality | |||
| In-patient (IP) | 18.9% (93/491) | 15.7% (87/555) | 0.16 |
| 30-day Post discharge | 8% (32/398) | 4.7% (22/471) | 0.04 |
| 6 months Post discharge | 25.1% (100/398) | 18% (85/471) | 0.01 |