Association Between Ambulatory Status and Call Bell Use in Hospitalized Patients—A Retrospective Cohort Study

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-12-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Management

First page number:

1

Last page number:

19

Abstract

Aim: Characterize the relationship between patient ambulatory status and in‐hospital call bell use. Background: Although call bells are frequently used by patients to request help, the relationship between physical functioning and call bell use has not been evaluated. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 944 neuroscience patients hospitalized in a large academic urban medical centre between April 1, 2014 and August 1, 2014. We conducted multiple linear regression analyses with number of daily call bells from each patient as the primary outcome and patients' average ambulation status as the primary exposure variable. Results: The mean number of daily call bell requests for all patients was 6.9 (6.1), for ambulatory patients 5.6 (4.8), and for non‐ambulatory patients, it was 7.7 (6.6). Compared with non‐ambulatory patients, ambulatory patients had a mean reduction in call bell use by 1.7 (95% CI 2.5 to −0.93, p... (see full abstract in article).

Keywords

Call bells; Functional status; Nurse call system; Patient call system; Quality of care

Disciplines

Equipment and Supplies | Health and Medical Administration

Language

English

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