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This study aims to analyze trends and identify risk factors for harmful inpatient falls in Korean hospitals using national reporting data.

June 27, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Trends and risk factors of patient falls in Korean hospitals: A five-year national reporting data analysis

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Retrospective analysis reveals trends and predictors of harmful falls in Korean hospitals, indicating urgent safety improvements.

This study aims to analyze trends and identify risk factors for harmful inpatient falls in Korean hospitals using national reporting data.
Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 29,607 fall-related incidents reported to the Korea Patient Safety Reporting and Learning System from 2020 to 2024.
Variables included patient demographics, hospital characteristics, and incident time.
Multinomial logistic regression identified factors associated with varying levels of harm severity.
The proportion of falls among patient safety incidents declined from 56.0% in 2020 to 38.9% in 2024.
Increased odds of harmful falls were seen in older adults (60+ years) and female patients.
Long-term care and large hospitals had elevated risks, while psychiatry and critical care departments recorded high proportions of sentinel events.

Shin et al. (2026) studied this question.

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