Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Lifestyle Diseases and Natural Medicine (ICOLIFEMED 2024)

Evaluating the Impact of Bed Exit Sensor Notification Settings and Response Times on Fall Prevention in Inpatient Wards

Authors
Kazuko Imaizumi1, *, Naoko Amaya2
1Chiba Institute of Science, PhD Program in Disaster Management Major, 5-8, Shiomicho, Choshi City, 288-0025, Chiba, Japan
2Wayo Women’s University, Department of Nursing, 2-3-1, Konodai, Ichikawa City, 272-8533, Chiba, Japan
*Corresponding author. Email: k-imaizumi@saiseikai-mkj.jp
Corresponding Author
Kazuko Imaizumi
Available Online 31 March 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-664-2_13How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Bed Exit Sensors; Fall Prevention; Notification Settings; Alarm Fatigue
Abstract

This study is an 11-month observational study aimed at evaluating the impact of bed exit sensor notification settings and response completion times on fall prevention. Data was collected from 47 patients with prior falls to monitor alert frequency, notification settings, and response times. Analysis suggested that frequent alerts were associated with declines in cognitive and mobility functions, potentially contributing to alarm fatigue among nursing staff. Optimizing these settings may help reduce falls and alleviate nurse workload.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Lifestyle Diseases and Natural Medicine (ICOLIFEMED 2024)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
31 March 2025
ISBN
978-94-6463-664-2
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-664-2_13How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2025 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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