Some wards showed evidence of a decreasing trend in falls over time, for example Cluster 16 (Ward 30, Respiratory) showed a 11% reduction in falls per month following the intervention (IRR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.82 to 0.97).
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An opportunistic evaluation of a routine service improvement project to reduce falls in hospital.
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The Miake-Lye study cites a meta-analysis of 12 studies showing an 18% relative risk reduction in falls of borderline significant (95% CI 0.68–1.00).