Enhancing Patient Safety Through an Integrated Internet of Things Patient Care System: Large Quasi-Experimental Study on Fall Prevention

Ming-Huan Wen   ^{1, 2} , MSN, RN ;   Po-Yin Chen   ³ , PhD ;   Shirling Lin   ¹ , MN, RN ;   Ching-Wen Lien   ¹ , MSN, RN ;   Sheng-Hsiang Tu   ¹ , MSN, RN ;   Ching-Yi Chueh   ¹ , BSN, RN ;   Ying-Fang Wu   ¹ , BSN, RN ;   Kelvin Tan Cheng Kian   ⁴ , PhD ;   Yeh-Liang Hsu   ⁵ , PhD ;   Dorothy Bai   ⁶ , PhD

¹ Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

² School of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

³ Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore

⁵ Gerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

⁶ School of Gerontology and Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan