Source avec lien : International Journal of Safe Patient Handling & Mobility (SPHM), 12(3).
Si de nombreux travaux ont été menés pour modifier les pratiques de manipulation des patients dans les soins aigus et les soins de longue durée, peu d’efforts ont été consacrés à l’avancement de l’intégration des principes de déplacement sécuritaire des personnes (SPHM) dans le domaine des résidences assistées. Le fait que seuls 11 États américains aient élaboré des lois sur la manipulation sécuritaire des patients pour les établissements de soins aigus, et qu’aucun autre État n’ait adopté de lois SPHM depuis la Californie en 2014, démontre un manque total de cohérence et de continuité dans l’approche de la sécurité des patients et du personnel dans les soins aigus. Cette approche incohérente se reflète également lors de l’examen de l’utilisation des appareils fonctionnels dans un établissement de vie assistée. Cet article est le premier de 3 qui examine s’il est nécessaire d’instaurer une culture de la SPHM dans le cadre d’une culture de sécurité des résidents et du personnel dans un environnement de vie assistée.
While there has been much work conducted in changing patient handling practices in acute and long-term care, little effort has been spent in advancing the integration of SRHM in the area of assisted living. The fact that only 11 states in the United States have developed safe patient handling legislation for acute care facilities, with no additional states adopting SPHM laws since California in 2014, demonstrates a complete lack of consistency and continuity of approach to the safety of patients and staff in acute care. This inconsistent approach is also reflected when examining the use of assistive devices in an assisted-living setting. While some states very clearly say yes to the use of assisted devices such as the Hoyer lift, other states appear less definitive about whether this technology can be used to assist the resident with his or her activities of daily living (ADLs). This article is the first of 3 that examines whether there is a need for a culture of SRHM as part of a resident and staff safety culture in an assisted living environment. It will identify the need, through data collected on the injury risk to care workers in assisted-living facilities, as well as the legislative and regulatory restrictions that either facilitate or restrain the use of assistive devices in assisted living facilities, and what needs to happen to move forward with the needs of the resident placed front and center. The second article takes a more in-depth look at the risks for caregivers when they provide assistance to their residents with ADLs living and the technological solutions that can mitigate these risks, again, taking into account what each state will allow. The third article brings together a group of experts to discuss what they see as the challenges facing caregivers who work in healthcare facilities and what is preventing a more federal approach to the adoption of technologies being available for use in assisted living facilities in all 50 states in the United States.