The data were analyzed using the phenomenological method developed by Colaizzi.#Before hip fracture, none of the patients had received fall prevention education or perceived its necessity; however, they recognized its necessity retrospectively. Participants described the causes of falls as carelessness, ...
Primary care nurse practitioners who care for older adults can minimize the risk for falls by using specific assessment and prevention strategies.关键词: Keywords fall prevention in older adults falls multifactorial fall risk assessment older adults ...
Given the various causes of falls, prevention, and management must be multidimensional and interprofessional. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary instrument used in the evaluation of older patients at risk of falling. In addition to the history and physical examination, a...
Defective gaze behavior was found to be a significant contributor [94] to impaired posture control in the elderly [95] but also in patients who have Parkinson’s disease [96]. Inversely, fixations on a target presented to the subjects improved locomotion in patients with Multiple sclerosis [39]...
Effectiveness of a home-based palliative care program for end-of-life. Despite the widespread recognition of the need for new models of care to better serve patients at the end-of-life, little evidence exists documenting the effectiveness of these models. To evaluate the effectiveness of a ...
A patient's story illustrates patients' expectations for the care environment to center on their needs. Possible educational strategies as interventions for fall prevention programs are discussed.FINDINGS. It is suggested that education goals for nurses need to not only promote their professional ...
The multifactorial intervention consisted of four components: (1) fall risk assessment, (2) post-fall huddle session, (3) universal fall precautions education, and (4) the 5 Ps to reduce falls for elderly hospice patients. The primary outcome was the fall rates (falls per 1,000 occupied ...
Universal Interventions for Fall Prevention The following interventions apply to all patients Orient patient to surroundings, including bathroom location, use of bed, and call light (on admission and with room / location changes).Place call light and frequently needed objects within reach of patient.E...
nursing, via the environment, education, and other means, including handrails and alarm buttons available everywhere in the ward. But many patients, as well as their families who accompany them, do not believe that they or the patients they are caring for will fall, until the first fall ...
These guidelines were developed not only for use by primary physicians but also for patients and the general population. Therefore, these guidelines provide detailed recommendations and concrete measures for the assessment of the risk of a fall and to prevent falls amongst the elderly population. ...