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Conroy, Simon. "Preventing falls in older people." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2009. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11058/.

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Falls are a major cause of injury fear of falling and death affecting 24% of older people annually. Falls have a major impact on hospital services, are an important cause of carer strain and admission to long term care. Multifactorial interventions delivered to fallers are effective in reducing falls rates by 25%. However, no UK studies have evaluated the role of screening older people living in the community and offering those at high risk a falls prevention programme. This work describes two studies – the evaluation of a postal falls risk screening tool, and a randomised controlled trial ass

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Renzi, John. "Preventing Falls Using Electronic Whiteboards." Thesis, Grand Canyon University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13418874.

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<p> Patient falls present challenges in acute care settings. It was unknown if hourly patient rounding using an electronic whiteboard system (EWS) impacted fall rates on a 16-bed surgical unit in a community hospital in Philadelphia, PA. The clinical questions for this project were what impact does the EWS have on hourly patient rounding and fall rates, and what impact does patient rounding logs have on hourly patient rounding and fall rates. Roy’s adaptation model, capacity building, and Kurt Lewin’s change theory were the theoretical and conceptual frameworks used in this project

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Henderson, Emily J. "Preventing falls in Parkinson's disease." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702167.

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Introduction Falls are a frequent and serious complication of Parkinson's disease (PD) in part related to an underlying cholinergic deficit that contributes to both gait and cognitive dysfunction. There is an urgent need to identify strategies that will effectively prevent falls and the consequences thereof. This thesis aims to assess whether ameliorating the cholinergic deficit with the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine will reduce gait variability and the frequency of falls. Methods This phase II randomised double blind placebo controlled trial recruited PD patients, who had fallen in th

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Keise, Kay. "Preventing Falls in Long-Term Care Facilities." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7813.

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Falls and related injuries have affected residents in long-term care facilities for many years. It has been well-established that patient fall prevention includes staff education and hourly rounding in addition to adequate risk assessment. These steps, taken together, have the potential to decrease a 52.7% fall rate on the long-term care pilot unit. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to: (a) educate staff on the process of properly performing hourly rounding and (b) and achieve a decreased incidence of falls from the current fall rate. Thus, the practice-focused question for t

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Rossiter, Anna Louise. "Preventing falls in older adults : understanding postural instability to improve fall assessment and prevention." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/6352/.

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Falls in older adults are a serious and increasing problem for the NHS. Due to their multifactorial causes falls are difficult to prevent but research suggests that assessment and early interventions of those at risk of falling can help reduce fall frequency and consequently alleviate the health service burden and improve quality of life for older adults. The overall objective of this work was to investigate postural stability in persons over the age of 65 years to understand why this age group are susceptible to falls. Three main research aims were pursued (i) establish the scale of the issue

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Bok, Amy Jo. "Meanings to Rehabilitation Nurses When Institutionalized Older Persons Fall or a Fall is Prevented." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1372448170.

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Haastregt, Johanna Cornelia Maria van. "Preventing falls and mobility impairments in elderly people living in the community." [Maastricht : Maastricht : Universiteit Maastricht] ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 2002. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=7021.

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Parijat, Prakriti. "Preventing slip-induced falls in older adults: perturbation training using a moveable platform and virtual reality." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40476.

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Slip-induced fall related injuries are a serious public health issue among older adults leading to considerable mortality, morbidity, and immobility. Existing proactive exercise interventions have produced mixed results on the success of reducing fall accidents. A training intervention may be effective in reducing slip-induced falls, if it can help older adults to practice movements related to recovery responses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate two different training interventions using a moveable platform and virtual reality in order to improve reactive recovery in older adults. T

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Tuvemo, Johnson Susanna. "Falls and fall prevention in community-dwelling older adults." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-333507.

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Falls are the primary cause of injuries among older adults, and accidents that result from falls can lead to personal suffering and extensive societal burdens. The overall aims of this thesis were to explore and describe falls and fall prevention strategies in community-dwelling older adults and to evaluate a fall prevention home exercise program, the Otago Exercise Program (OEP), with or without motivational interviewing (MI). Methods: Qualitative and quantitative research methods were uses. The designs were as follows: a cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study (study I); a descrip

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Belcher, Janet Maxine. "Quality Initiative to Reduce Falls in an Acute Care Setting." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7599.

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Falls are the most frequently reported incidents among hospitalized patients in the United States with at least 4 falls per 1,000 patient days occurring annually. Falls are related to high rates of mortality and morbidity and high hospital costs. The purpose of this project was to evaluate a fall prevention quality initiative to reduce falls in an acute care facility by educating staff on an evidence-based fall prevention protocol. The project sought to explore whether implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention initiative in educating nurses would affect the nurses’ professional knowl

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Ancrum-Lee, Shanetta Monique. "Implementation of a Standardized Multifactorial Fall Prevention Program in a Rehabilitation Facility." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3382.

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One and a half million people are currently living in residential care facilities; as the baby boomer generation ages, this number will increase to 3 million. Approximately 3 out of 4 residents of these facilities fall each year, and 10% to 20% of those falls result in serious injuries such as fractures, disability, and a decreased quality of living. The BOUNCE Back fall initiative is a multifactorial program that uses a systematic approach starting on admission and to re-evaluate a resident following a fall. Nursing and therapy uses the Morse Fall Scale and the Elderly Mobility Scale to asses

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Ramasamy, Kasturi. "Educational Training on Falls Intervention for Elderly Patients in Acute Care Settings." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7064.

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Falls among hospitalized elderly patients are a safety concern for health care organizations and the patients they serve, but falls can be prevented through the team effort of nurses and other health care professions to promote safety within the organization. The project site was experiencing an increase in the number of patients falls and identified the need for staff education related to assessment and intervention to prevent patient falls in the elderly population. Thus, the practice-focused question for this project was whether an educational program on evidence-based fall prevention strat

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Campbell, Baili Denise. "Fall Safety Bundle." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2797.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) report thousands of falls in hospitals each year. The CMS does not reimburse hospitals for fall related injuries, costing the hospital system organization for which this DNP project was designed millions of dollars each year. Framed within the Iowa model of evidence-based practice and using a team approach, the purpose of this project was to develop an evidence-based (EB) fall safety bundle for use by nursing staff and a curriculum to educate staff on prevention strategies. The components of the EB fall bundle kit were approved by the stakeh

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Khan, Bibi Farida. "Reducing Falls in the Vulnerable Elderly: Implementing an Inpatient Fall Prevention Program." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7683.

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Inpatient falls are a leading cause of fatal and serious injuries among hospitalized elderly patients, often with devastating consequences. This quality improvement project was conducted on a geriatric unit in a large southeastern U. S. hospital, following recognition of an increase in the number of falls with several sustained injuries. After an analysis of the previous fall prevention strategies, a panel of stakeholders who formed a falls prevention committee determined that implementing an evidence-based fall risk assessment tool to help identify risk factors, as well as implementing interv

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Bedient, Abigail M. "A Strategy Utilizing Simple Clinical and Laboratory Tests to Identify Fallers among Healthy Independently-living Older Persons." Scholarly Repository, 2010. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/663.

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Background and Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older adults. Reducing falls risk is one of the major safety concerns for older persons. More than one-third of people 65 years and older will experience one or more falls per year and nearly half of the people over 80 years of age will fall at least once each year. A key initial step in reducing falls is identifying those persons at highest risk so that they can be assessed and prescribed appropriate interventions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the capacity of a number of field and laboratory

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Malm, Charlotte, and Agnesa Rogova. "Åtgärder för att förebygga fall och fallskador." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26885.

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Malm, Ch & Agnesa, R. Åtgärder för att förebygga fall och fallskador. En litteraturstudie Examensarbete i omvårdnad 15 högskolepoäng. Malmö Högskola: Hälsa och Samhälle. Utbildningsområde omvårdnad, 2009Fall och fallolyckor är ett mycket vanligt problem särskilt för patienter som är 65 år och äldre. Ju äldre personen är desto större är risken att falla. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om sjuksköterskan i sin profession kan arbeta preventivt och sänka fall/fallskadefrekvensen på patienter inlagda på sjukhus. Studien koncentrerades till fall och fallskador ino

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Ewing, Charles W. "An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of the Amob/vll Program for Participants in North Central Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc115037/.

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This study assessed falls efficacy and confidence-related changes among participants attending the a Matters of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader (AMOB/VLL) falls prevention program for older adults, based on their residential location. Data were examined from 431 older Texans enrolled in AMOB/VLL during a two-year period, and assessed at baseline and post-intervention. Results indicate that participants significantly increased falls efficacy, reduced activity interference due to their health, and decreased the number of days limited from usual activity. Regression models show that participants,

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Martin, Rosemary. "The Impact of Engagement Strategies on the Reduction of Patient Falls." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4462.

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Despite the availability of many fall prevention measures, many patients fall in U.S. hospitals each year. Experts view patient fall rates as the measure that can be most affected by a nurse-led, evidence-based intervention. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement and evaluate the impact of patient engagement strategies on patient compliance to fall prevention education and the reduction of falls. The quality improvement framework used for this project was the Iowa Model. Interventions for this project included patient engagement strategies including the teach-back (TB

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Taylor, Suzänne Fleming. "Community-dwelling Older Adults' Adherence to Fall Prevention Recommendations." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3343.

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Falling among older adults is a leading cause of concern due to the known impacts including physical injury, loss of independence, increased health care costs, and mortality. In efforts to decrease the numbers of falls experienced by older adults, healthcare providers assess individuals’ fall risks and provide corresponding fall prevention recommendations. The effectiveness however, of these recommendations, is only as strong as the level of adherence to those recommendations; which has proven low in recent research. Using the theoretical foundation of the Health Belief Model, this study quant

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Hudson, Sonia A. "Systematic Literature Review on Fall Prevention in an Acute Care Hospital Setting." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7874.

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Falls, with and without injury, in acute care hospitals are quite common but can be prevented if appropriate interventions are in place to address this issue. It is imperative that nurses assess fall risks of all patients admitted to the hospital and advocate for appropriate interventions to prevent falls in those who are found to be at risk. The purpose of this project was to recommend changes to the current fall prevention protocol in the project facility, an acute care hospital, based on best practices identified in a systematic review of the literature. At the time of the project, the hosp

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Vassallo, Michael. "The prevention of falls in hospital." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268641.

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Nichols, Matthew David Nichols. "Informing the Construction of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline for Podiatry Patients 65 Years of Age and Older." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532365782547535.

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Wolf, Laurie. "Balancing the complexity of patient falls : implementing quality improvement and human factors/ergonomics and systems engineering strategies in healthcare." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/21410.

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Introduction: Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among the elderly. Every 24 minutes an older adult dies from a fall related injury. Studies using 3 different methods were performed at a large urban, academic medical center in the US. Aim #1: Understand the advantages and disadvantages of QI methodologies (Lean and Six Sigma) and HFE when applied to fall prevention in the acute care setting: o Evaluate the contribution of QI and HFE to fall prevention with a focus on reducing falls with serious injury. o Use studies with different methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) to develop and

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Nithman, Robert W. "Use of a Telerehabilitation Delivery System for Fall Risk Screening." Diss., NSUWorks, 2018. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/77.

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Problem: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that falls are the “leading cause of injury death and the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admission for trauma among people ages 65 and older.”1 Falls can have significant economic consequences to the individual and payer sources. To address these consequences, telerehabilitation was hypothesized to be a suitable supplement for fall screening efforts. Several sources concluded that support for synchronous telerehab was underdeveloped in the literature. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the acc

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Frigault, Julia. "Culturally Safe Falls Prevention Programs for Inuvialuit Elders." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37150.

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In Canada, falls are one of the leading causes of injury and deaths for seniors. These types of injuries can typically be avoided through falls prevention programs, and past studies suggest that these health services have significantly reduced seniors’ falls risk and rates in Canada. Despite the abundance of falls prevention research, practices and programs available in the country, Aboriginal Elders remain overrepresented in fall-related injury and fatality rates. The elevated rates of falls for Aboriginal Elders indicate that current falls prevention programs and standards may not be reachin

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Huang, Tzu-ting. "Fall-prevention in Taiwanese elderly adults /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Dempsey, Jennifer. "Fighting falls with action research: a practice development project." University of Tecnnology, Sydney. Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/371.

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Nurses espouse a caring ethic and demonstrate effectiveness in prevention of patient falls but are often observed taking risks with patients’ safety. These actions reflect poor congruence between espoused values and behaviours. Attitudes, values and involvement in decision- making are factors that influence work behaviours. Nurses’ attitudes are held to be a definitive factor in prevention work; however, few studies have focused on adherence with best practice principles of fall prevention. Yet nurses claim no authority to change their work. It was assumed that increased adherence would be ach

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Li, Hon-kwok. "A systematic review of qualitative studies on old people's psycho-social experiences of falls and their prevention." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41711026.

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Boye-Doe, Sylvia B. "Improving Fall Prevention Strategies in an Acute-Care Setting." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3337.

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Falls with or without injuries among the elderly have become a public health concern, with falls among adults age 65 years and older increasing every year. Nurses play a role in ensuring patient safety by following fall prevention guidelines. The purpose of this evidence-based study was to implement the RE-AIM evaluation tool to determine the impact of the Safe Five program on staff compliance with the program; patients' awareness of the need for falls prevention; and falls among older adults, ages 65 years and older, admitted to an acute care nursing unit. The literature supports implementing

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Wan, Yim-lai. "Evidence-based fall prevention guidelines for hospitalized patients aged 65 or above." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B43251602.

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賴漢國 and Hon-kwok Li. "A systematic review of qualitative studies on old people's psycho-social experiences of falls and their prevention." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41711026.

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Pistek, Kimberly Kay. "Implementing Aromatherapy for Falls Reduction in the Inpatient Hospice Population." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6802.

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Falls among the elderly is a health concern affecting multiple patients annually. Hospice patients and those with multiple comorbidities are at the greatest risk of falling and sustaining injuries from falls. Aromatherapy has been used for reducing multiple symptoms as well as for decreasing falls. The practice-focused question explored whether an education program on using aromatherapy for fall prevention would increase knowledge of this intervention for an interdisciplinary group of hospice staff. The design was developed using Knowles's theory of andragogy and Bloom's taxonomy. Thirteen sta

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Bieryla, Kathleen A. "A Preliminary Study of Trip Recovery Training in Older Adults for Use as a Fall Prevention Intervention." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32145.

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Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults. Numerous exercise interventions have been explored for fall prevention with their effectiveness being inconsistent. An alternative intervention based on motor learning concepts has potential to help prevent falls. Two separate studies are reported in this thesis. The purpose of the first study was to investigate if older adults exhibit short-term performance adaptation and long-term motor learning with repeated exposures to a simulated trip. While in a safety harness, participants stood on a treadmill that was quickly accelera

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尹艷麗 and Yim-lai Wan. "Evidence-based fall prevention guidelines for hospitalized patients aged 65 or above." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43251602.

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Fletcher, Paula C. "Falls among the elderly, risk factors and prevention strategies." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq21346.pdf.

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Cook, Andrew, and Rachael Cook. "An interactive approach to educate older adults on fall safety & prevention." The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623595.

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Class of 2012 Abstract<br>Specific Aims: The purpose of this study was to test an interactive educational program for older adults on preventing accidental falls. Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive study evaluating the helpfulness of an interactive educational program. English speaking residents were recruited from five independent senior living communities in Arizona. The intervention consisted of a 30-minute interactive PowerPoint presentation followed by a 10-minute question and answer session. Information provided during the presentation focused on information from the CDC and t

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Iinattiniemi, S. (Sari). "Fall accidents and exercise among a very old home-dwelling population." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514290268.

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Abstract High age is a distinguished risk factor of falling, but there remains gaps in epidemiological data among very old people. Also, effects of exercise-oriented intervention implemented by geriatric teams is not known. The aims were to describe the incidence and risk factors of falls, the risk of fall-related injuries associated with physical activity, and to investigate the effect of pragmatic exercise intervention on fall risk among a home-dwelling population aged 85 years and older. The target population consisted of home-dwelling citizens of Oulu aged 85 years or more (N = 827). A

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Andersson, Helen. "Prevention av fall och fallskador inom sluten vård." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-4058.

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<p>Risker för fall och fallskador är ett betydande patientsäkerhetsproblem vid sjukhus och andra vårdinstitutioner. En allvarlig konsekvens av fall är höftfraktur. Förutom onödigt lidande för patienten leder detta till ökade sjukvårds- och samhällskostnader.Syftet med studie var att kartlägga tidigare fall och fallskador inom sluten vård samt att utvärdera om en intervention omfattande implementering av en riskbedömningsmall och preventiva åtgärder så som antihalksockor samt utökning av sänglarm kunde minska fall och fallskador. Studien omfattade samtliga patienter från två medicinavdelningar

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Tiedemann, Anne Public Health &amp Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine UNSW. "The development of a validated falls risk assessment for use in clinical practice." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/27255.

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Falls risk factor assessment is the first step in the development of appropriate intervention strategies for the prevention of falls. However, few multifactorial, validated falls risk assessments exist which are suitable for use in busy clinical settings. This project aimed to develop a reliable and valid falls risk assessment that was feasible for use in various clinical settings. The QuickScreen Clinical Falls Risk Assessment was developed and evaluated via four methods; a) the test-retest reliability of the measures was assessed with 30 community-dwelling older people, b) the concurrent val

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Hagerty, Marylyn A. "Fall Reduction Among the Geriatric Population in Assisted Living Facilities." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5626.

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Incidents of falls among the elderly increase with age. About $31 million is spent annually in the United States on medical costs related to fall injuries in the elderly. This project evaluated the outcomes of a fall reduction program implemented in an assisted living facility (ALF). The Stop Elderly Accidents, Death & Injury program developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was implemented by the ALF for 60 days prior to the outcome evaluation project. The program included a convenience sample of 62 residents and involved medication evaluation, exercises, assistive devices,

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Breivik, Sven-Erik, and Åsa Breivik. "Fallolyckor bland äldre - Konsekvenser och prevention." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Omvårdnad, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-2818.

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Syftet med studien var att undersöka konsekvenserna avseende fallolyckor bland äldre, samt att undersöka vilka preventiva metoder som presenteras i internationell vetenskaplig litteratur. Metod: Studien genomfördes som en systematisk litteraturstudie. Databassökningen gjordes i Blackwell Synergy och ELIN@Dalarna. De vetenskapliga artiklarna som ingick i studien var skrivna på svenska eller engelska samt publicerade mellan åren 1999 och 2007. Artiklarnas vetenskapliga kvalitet bedömdes utifrån granskningsmallar. I resultatet som grundar sig på 20 artiklar framkom det att hos dem som fallit unde

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Keuter, Kayla R. "Assessment of community fall prevention toolkit." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5409.

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Falls are the leading cause of injury among adults age 65 years and older. Falls in older adults result in physical disability, emotional distress, and financial burdens. Risk factors for falls include: poor vision, polypharmacy, home safety hazards, and lack of strength and balance. Strategic plans have been proposed to reduce risk factors. The Centers for Disease Control and the National Council of Aging recommend routine vision exams, medication reviews, home safety evaluations, and routine exercise. Based on these guidelines, the Wichita State University Regional Institute on Aging Falling

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Sappington, Emily. "Designing for Fall Prevention in Hospitals." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2013. http://repository.cmu.edu/theses/43.

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Abstract. A hospital fall can be a tragic event for both the patient and hospital staff. This design thesis aims to discover technology solutions that will aid communication about fall risks and prevention tools in the hospital. The intent of this research is to gain insights about the exact needs of all stakeholders in a healthcare setting and to iteratively design with their feedback. The overarching goal of this project is to design a solution to aid a variety of healthcare providers in delivering more patient-centered services and to communicate more effectively with one another about hosp

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Haripersad, Vasanthee. "Factors preventing the successful implementation of a Fall Prevention Programme (FPP) in an acute care hospital setting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6494.

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Thesis (MCur)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) has included a patient safety goal as part of the standards for the accreditation of hospitals. Goal number six states the need to “reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls”. An acute care hospital setting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates had implemented a multifaceted, multidisciplinary fall prevention programme (FPP) in preparation for accreditation by the JCIA. The achievement of the above goal is dependent on compliance with JCIA standard requirem

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Aguwa, Henrietta. "Nursing Education to Prevent Resident Falls in Long-Term Care." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7455.

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Residents in nursing facilities are more prone to falls than those living in the community. Injuries resulting from falls impact residents, their families, and healthcare costs. The gap in nursing practice was the lack of a comprehensive fall-prevention program in a long-term care facility that had experienced high fall rates among residents. This project addressed whether an educational program using the American Medical Directors Association's clinical practice guideline and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries) toolkit for f

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Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor. "Prediction and prevention of falls among elderly people in residential care." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Geriatrik, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-100576.

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Among elderly people, falls lead to a considerable amount of immobility, morbidity, and mortality. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate methods for predicting falls, and to evaluate a fall prevention program among elderly people living in residential care facilities. A fall was defined as any event in which the resident unintentionally came to rest on the floor or the ground regardless of whether or not an injury was sustained. In developing the prediction methods, it was hypothesised that older persons showing difficulties in performing a familiar second task while walking we

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Hays, Katherine. "Advanced Practice Nurses Knowledge and Use of Fall Prevention Guidelines." Otterbein University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1428416895.

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Engdahl, Birgitta, and Roslund Birgitta Laidler. "Höftskydd som prevention." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-25688.

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Fallolyckor är ett stort patientsäkerhets- och samhällsekonomiskt problem. I Sverigedrabbas varje år cirka 18 000 personer av höftfraktur som leder till lidande för patientenoch stora kostnader för samhället. Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att beskrivautfallet av att använda höftskydd som prevention. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt där tolv vetenskapliga artiklar utgjorde underlaget för resultatet.Resultatet som redovisas i tre kategorier är: effekter av höftskydd, följsamhet till att bära höftskydd och upplevelser av höftskydd. Risken för höftfraktur minskas vid fall om höf

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Broomell, Kylie. "Health promotion among the elderly : response to a falls prevention program /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1995. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09HS/09hsb873.pdf.

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Law, Man-wai, and 羅敏慧. "Evidence-based guidelines of fall prevention programme for hospitalized older patients." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193074.

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Background: Falls are one of the most common and serious problems facing the elderly and are known to be associated with significant mortality, morbidity, decreased functioning and premature institutionalization. In Hong Kong, the prevalence of falls among community-dwelling older adults is 19.3%. Moreover, the incidence of falls among older people in institutions is almost three times the fall rates for the community-dwelling elderly. Institutional falls are regarded as common adverse events in hospitalized older patients. Significant mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs associated with

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