Usability testing of a Falls Prevention Tool Kit for an inpatient acute care setting

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009:146:801-2.

Abstract

Efforts to prevent falls in the hospital setting involves identifying patients at risk of falling and implementing fall prevention strategies. This poster describes the method and results of Performance Usability Testing on a web-based Fall Prevention Tool Kit (FPTK) developed as part of a research study, (Falls TIPS-Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls / prevention & control*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Humans
  • Inpatients*
  • Safety Management / organization & administration*