Table 8.
Design Considerations and Perceived Risk 1 | Mean (SD) | Δ | p-Value | Rank | ||
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Pre | Post | Pre Session | Post Session | |||
Grab bars on both sides of the toilet | 4.71 (0.49) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.29↑ | 0.32 | 2 | 1 |
Flush transitions in walking surfaces or between floor types | 4.86 (0.38) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.14↑ | 0.32 | 1 | 1 |
An unobstructed path to bathroom (e.g., clutter, equipment, furniture) | 4.00 (1.53) | 4.67 (0.82) | 0.67↑ | 0.18 | 10 | 3 |
Grab bars/rails on the wall to support walking to the bathroom | 4.43 (0.79) | 4.67 (0.52) | 0.24↑ | 0.32 | 3 | 3 |
Places to put personal items in reach (e.g., a charging cell phone/tablet) | 4.43 (0.53) | 4.67 (0.82) | 0.24↑ | 0.56 | 3 | 3 |
A night light fixture near the floor in the pathway toward the patient toilet room | 4.71 (0.49) | 4.50 (0.84) | −0.21↓ | 0.32 | 2 | 6 |
Visibility from the bed to the bathroom door | 3.14 (1.07) | 4.33 (0.82) | 1.19↑ | 0.06 * | 16 | 7 |
Space on the door opening side of the bathroom door | 3.83 (0.41) | 4.33 (0.82) | 0.50↑ | 0.08 * | 13 | 7 |
Flooring patterns that minimize contrast | 4.14 (0.38) | 4.33 (0.52) | 0.19↑ | 0.56 | 9 | 7 |
Grab bars to support moving from the toilet to the sink | 4.29 (0.95) | 4.33 (0.82) | 0.05↑ | 1.00 | 5 | 7 |
Flooring materials that minimize glare | 4.29 (0.76) | 4.33 (0.82) | 0.05↑ | 0.56 | 5 | 7 |
Call bells/pull strings in reach of where falls happen often | 4.29 (0.76) | 4.00 (1.10) | −0.29↓ | 0.70 | 5 | 13 |
Defined zones for patient/ family/ clinical activities | 3.86 (0.69) | 3.83 (0.41) | −0.02↓ | 0.56 | 11 | 14 |
Contrast between floors and walls | 3.86 (0.69) | 3.83 (0.75) | −0.02↓ | 0.32 | 11 | 14 |
Visibility from the bed to the toilet fixture | 2.86 (1.07) | 3.67 (0.82) | 0.81↑ | 0.06 * | 17 | 15 |
The ability for the nurse to see the patient’s head during regular rounding | 3.43 (0.53) | 3.33 (0.52) | −0.10↓ | 1.00 | 15 | 16 |
Grab bars meeting the ADA minimum at the toilet | 3.57 (0.98) | 2.67 (1.21) | −0.90↓ | 0.18 | 14 | 17 |
1 5-point Likert scale—1: introduces much more risk; 3: no more/no less risk; 5: Introduces much less risk. * significant p-value < 0.10.