Analysis of Fall Incidence Rate and Risk Factors at a Tertiary Care Hospital Setting for Inpatient Neurological Care using the Morse Fall Scale: A Prospective Study

Introduction: Falls are the most common adverse events related to a patient safety in healthcare institutions. Falls during hospitalisation, particularly in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, are a common phenomenon among hospitalised individuals. The rationale of the present study is to reduc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Main Authors:	RIYA ROY, PURUSOTHAM CHIPPALA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2024-01-01
Subjects:	fall risk hospitalisation incidence of fall neurological conditions
Online Access:	https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/18946/65549_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_QC(KK_RDW_IS)_PF1(RI_OM)_PFA(RI_KM)_PN(KM).pdf

Similar Items

Accumulated incidence of falls in people hospitalised with cancer and related factors
by: Maria Montserrat Martí‐Dillet, et al.
Published: (2023-08-01)

ELDERLY FALL RISK ASSESSMENT (ELDERLY) SCALE USING HENDRICH FALLS FALL AND MORSE SCALE
by: Vivi Armany Dessy, et al.
Published: (2017-04-01)

Association Between Frailty and Mortality, Falls and Hospitalisation Among Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
by: Wan‐Qiao He, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

Editorial: Balance-controlling mechanism and fall-prevention strategy
by: Christina Zong-Hao Ma, et al.
Published: (2024-03-01)

Incidence of falls and fall-related characteristics in hospitalized children in South Korea: a descriptive study
by: Hyeyeong Park, et al.
Published: (2024-07-01)

Relationship Between Frailty and Risk of Falls Among Hospitalised Older People with Cardiac Conditions: An Observational Cohort Study
by: Noel Rivas-González, et al.
Published: (2025-03-01)

Incidence and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries among older inpatients at a tertiary grade a hospital in Shandong province from 2018 to 2020
by: Hong Lyu, et al.
Published: (2022-08-01)

The impact of geographical location on trends in hospitalisation rates and outcomes for fall‐related injuries in older people
by: Dharan W. Sukumar, et al.
Published: (2016-08-01)

Follow-up efficacy of physical exercise interventions on fall incidence and fall risk in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
by: Azza Hamed, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

The relationship between fall incidents and place of birth in residential aged care facilities: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study
by: Guogui Huang, et al.
Published: (2023-04-01)

A neurologist’s perspective of approach to falls in the elderly
by: Sandhya Manorenj, et al.
Published: (2024-04-01)

Association of Pain Phenotypes with Risk of Falls and Incident Fractures
by: Maxim Devine, et al.
Published: (2022-11-01)

Healthcare Professionals’ Insights Regarding the Applicability of the STEADI Falls Prevention Program Among Neurology Patients: A Qualitative Study
by: Rababah JA, et al.
Published: (2024-05-01)

Prevalence, Etiology and Risk Factors for Falls in Neurological Patients Admitted to the Hospital in Northern Turkey
by: Zeliha Koç, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Falls, fear of falling and risk of falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence and associated factors
by: Mohammed Amine Mahdi, et al.
Published: (2017-09-01)

Falls from ladders in Australia: comparing occupational and non‐occupational injuries across age groups
by: Kirsten Vallmuur, et al.
Published: (2016-12-01)

Factors contributing to falls and the effect of a multipronged approach on the incidence of falls in the older person in an outpatient setting in South India
by: Jini Chirackel Thomas, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01)

Association of lower-limb strength with different fall histories or prospective falls in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
by: Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

The burden of hospitalised fall‐related injury in community‐dwelling older people in Victoria: a database study
by: Trang Vu, et al.
Published: (2014-04-01)

Investigation and analysis of high risk factors of falls in hospitalised patients after vascular surgery
by: Yuan Bai, et al.
Published: (2023-11-01)

Association by Age Groups Between Retrofitting Home Heating and Insulation and Subsequent Hospitalised Home Fall Rates: A Natural Experiment
by: Michael D. Keall, et al.
Published: (2025-08-01)

Comparison of the Morse Fall Scale and STRATIFY scale on the risk of falls among the elderly
by: Josyenne Assis Rodrigues, et al.
Published: (2020-07-01)

Prevention and Management of Falls in Older Adults admitted to Woodlands Hospital, an inpatient Old Age Psychiatric Unit
by: N. Darod
Published: (2022-06-01)

Comparison of Functional Balance and Probability of Falling in the Elderly with and Without a History of Falling Living in Care Centers
by: Seyyed Mojtaba Tabatabaiasl, et al.
Published: (2020-08-01)

Falls efficacy, postural balance, and risk for falls in older adults with falls-related emergency department visits: prospective cohort study
by: Yong-Hao Pua, et al.
Published: (2017-12-01)

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms as Indicators of Fall Risk in Geriatric Inpatients
by: Krzysztof Wilczyński, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

Fear of falling
by: Stojanovic Z., et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Under the coconut palm – a retrospective analysis of trauma incidents caused by falling coconuts presenting to emergency department at a tertiary care centre in coastal India
by: A. Sai Deepak, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

Comparative Study of the Accuracy of At-Point Clinical Frailty Scale and Morse Fall Scale in Identifying High-Risk Fall Patients among Hospitalized Adults
by: Sunghwan Ji, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)

The U‐shaped association between hospitalization time and fall incidence in inpatients using publicly available data: A cross‐sectional study in Japan
by: Zihong Chen, et al.
Published: (2023-03-01)

A New Assessment Tool for Risk of Falling and Telerehabilitation in Neurological Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Ancillary Study
by: Letizia Castelli, et al.
Published: (2025-10-01)

Falls and fear of falling: an underestimated sequelae in Behçet’s disease
by: Doaa E. Kamal, et al.
Published: (2023-09-01)

Epidemiology and Relationship of Fall and Fear of Falling in the Elderly Residing at Kamrani Nursing Home, Tehran, Iran
by: Tahereh Najafi Ghezlcheh, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01)

Scale development to evaluate differences between concern about falling and fear of falling: the concern and fear of falling evaluation
by: Taylor N. Takla, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01)

The problem of the incidence of falls in hospitals in Poland in the opinion of physiotherapists
by: Marcin Mikos, et al.
Published: (2023-10-01)

The Effect of Dual-Task Motor-Cognitive Training in Adults with Neurological Diseases Who Are at Risk of Falling
by: Barbara Spanò, et al.
Published: (2022-09-01)

Falls are preventable: A multicomponent falls preventive approach for elderly
by: Monika Kankarwal, et al.
Published: (2022-01-01)

Fall related injuries in elderly patients in a tertiary care centre in Beirut, LebanonFall-related Injuries in Elderly Patients: A descriptive study from the emergency department of a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon
by: Raed A Ismail, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Effect of a Collaborative Care Training Program on Fear of Falling in the Elderly
by: Eesa Mohammadi, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01)

Nurses’ perspectives on inpatient falls in a large academic hospital in South Africa
by: Christine Rogers, et al.
Published: (2023-10-01)