To explore the risk factors of falls among stroke patient within hospitalized.
MethodsA quantitative descriptive design was adopted in this study. There were 48 stroke patients selected using consecutive sampling method.
ResultsAccording to the scoring of risk factors of falls, patients were categorized into three levels, namely not risk (10.4%), low risk (33.3%), and high risk (56.2%). This result revealed that dominant patients had a high risk of falls.
ConclusionRisk factors of falls among inpatient of stroke patients were remains high. Therefore, imperative to identify the risk of falls using screening tools and to provide nursing intervention to prevent the incidence of falls among stroke patient during hospitalized.
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