Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Counselling on Fall Risk Increasing Drugs in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Nigeria

Akande‐Sholabi, Wuraola; Ogundipe, Francis S.; Adisa, Rasaq

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“…All in all, patients who are using multiple medicines that increase the risk of falls need to be monitored more closely. Pharmacists could play a significant role in modifying the type or dose of the medicine‐related fall risk (Akande‐Sholabi et al., 2020 ).…”

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Nurses’ perceptions of fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies in acute care settings in Saudi Arabia

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Falls represent a significant threat to patient safety in clinical settings and can lead to severe complications and death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 646,000 fatal falls occur every year, making falls the second leading cause of death worldwide, has also estimated that 37.3 million falls are severe enough to require medical care (WHO, 2018).Falls have been identified as a priority issue among hospitalized patients and can result in a prolonged hospital stay as well as increased healthcare costs (Alderby et al., 2017) and so a considerable body of literature exists on fall risk factors and prevention.Researchers have found that inpatient fall rates range from 25% to 45% (Lohse et al., 2012), and that 25% of inpatient fall injuries can be prevented (Tzeng & Yin, 2013). However, preventing inpatient falls in acute care settings remains a major challenge for healthcare providers. Researchers have suggested that in order to tailor appropriate interventions and reduce the burden of falls, preventable risk factors for falls should be comprehensively studied (Almegbel et al., 2018;

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Nurses’ perceptions of fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies in acute care settings in Saudi Arabia

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Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Counselling on Fall Risk Increasing Drugs in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Nigeria

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Nurses’ perceptions of fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies in acute care settings in Saudi Arabia

Nurses’ perceptions of fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies in acute care settings in Saudi Arabia

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