@article{ref1,
title="Does 20-min rounding reduce falls in an aged-care setting? A pilot intervention study",
journal="Geriatric nursing",
year="2020",
author="Roberts, Bronwyn and Holloway-Kew, Kara and Pretorius, Tatum and Hosking, Sarah and Kennedy, Alison and Armstrong, Katherine",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study investigated if implementation of a 20-min rounding intervention can reduce falls in aged care settings. <br><br>METHODS: Participants (aged 66-99 years) from five aged care facilities were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 20) or control groups (n = 21). The intervention consisted of 20-min rounding observations over a six month period. The number of falls for all residents of each aged care facility was also collected. <br><br>RESULTS: For participants of the intervention study, there were no differences for number of falls in the intervention compared to the control group (mean(95%CI) control:2.3(0.8-3.7), intervention:4.0(2.5-5.5), p = 0.108). There was a trend for a decreased average number of falls across all aged care sites (mean±SD, 60.4 ± 35.7 falls occurred prior vs. 53.4 ± 37.4 during the intervention, p = 0.056). There were no fall related fractures in the intervention group during the study. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that 20-min rounding may decrease falls for all residents of aged care sites.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-4572",
doi="10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.03.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.03.003"
}