 Bedrails and Falls in Nursing Homes: A Systematic ReviewDavid Huynh, Olivia N. Lee, Phuong M. An, Twyla A. Ens and Cynthia A. Mannion Clinical Nursing Research, 2021, vol. 30, issue 1, 5-11 Abstract: Bedrail use for fall prevention in elderly clients (>65 years) is controversial. Some healthcare providers believe bedrails prevent falls, while others think they are ineffective and dangerous. A systematic review was conducted to address: “For older adults living in nursing homes, does more or less bedrail use reduce the incidence of falls?†We searched HealthStar, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Academic Search complete ProQuest and Canadian Health Research Collection using “elder*,†“bedrail*,†“fall*,†and “assisted-living*.†After filtering for primary data, English records, older adult population, relationship between bedrails and falls, fourteen studies remained. Results suggest using alternative fall prevention measures, and bedrails are either beneficial, harmful, or do not influence falls. Bedrail reduction with fall prevention interventions led to no changes in fall frequency. Ambiguity persists regarding fall frequencies and bedrail use without using other fall prevention strategies. Educating health care providers on fall prevention is key to patient safety. Keywords: bedrails; long-term care; elderly; older adults; falls; injuries (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:clnure:v:30:y:2021:i:1:p:5-11 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Clinical Nursing Research |
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