@article{ref1,
title="Toileting-related falls at night in hospitalised patients: The role of nocturia",
journal="Australasian journal on ageing",
year="2019",
author="Rose, Georgie and Decalf, Veerle and Everaert, Karel and Bower, Wendy F.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and characteristics of toileting-related falls in hospitalised older people. <br><br>METHODS: Retrospective analysis of falls related to night-time toileting in patients 60 years or over in a tertiary hospital during a one-year period. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall 34% of falls were related to toileting with at least 44% of these falls occurring during the night. Toilet-related falls peaked between 11 pm and 1 am, a period that coincides with maximum supine-induced diuresis. Almost half of night falls occurred at the bedside. In 80% of night toileting-related falls, patients were mobilising without the recommended level of assistance. Half of all patients had no strategies for toileting documented in their care plan. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings support screening for nocturia in older inpatients and implementation of strategies to reduce both the need for toileting at night and risk factors for falling.<br><br>© 2019 AJA Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-6381",
doi="10.1111/ajag.12696",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12696"
}