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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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monahrq.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_tools.docx
March 01, 2013 - Preventing in-facility falls. … severe injuries can trigger a fear of falling, anxiety, distress, depression, and reduced physical activity … analysis of four fall prevention programs in 6,478 participants found a 31 percent decrease in the rate of falling … Defining a fall and reasons for falling: comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers … Preventing accidental falls among older people in long stay units.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/75ftPGW4rZ-3tdMQPstvDg
August 01, 2012 - on the timed
Get-Up-and-Go test (3, 4), also identify persons at in-
creased risk for falling. … A history of falling is most com-
monly used to identify increased risk for future falling and
has generally … who have previously fallen and fear falling again. … None of the 4 studies of vision correction
reported a reduced risk for falling. … after 12
months and a reduced fear of falling (22).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gW6MHsqzJ7Nn4a7S6S_9UN
June 04, 2024 - Stratified by age, 25.9% of adults aged 65 to 74 years re-
ported falling and 9.3% reported fall-related … injuries; 28.5% of adults
aged 75 to 84 years reported falling and 10.6% reported fall-
related injuries … ; and 33.8% of adults 85 years or older reported falling
and 13.9% reported fall-related injuries.1 In … /health/falls-and-falls-
prevention). … /health/falls-and-falls-prevention).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/bonardi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - receiving services is at
least as likely to fall as the population over age 65, with about 1 in 3 falling … falls,
and difficulty ambulating. … , as determined by falls risk screening and documented
rates of falls. … a 6-month period; 473 falls were recorded
among participants---a rate of 51 falls per 100
people-- … Mobility (ambulating inside and outside) Fall History including baseline for falls:
number of falls
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/assess.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Falls Prevention Self-Assessment … designed to help staff review how they currently identify residents who have experienced a change in falls … It is expected that the Facilitator will work with the Change Team to identify gaps in current falls … Falls Prevention Plan
Section 3: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Resident Falls
Section 4: … Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet
Return to Falls Prevention
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/vitamin-d-calcium-falls-bulletin.pdf
January 21, 2025 - The Task Force also recommends
against taking vitamin D to prevent falls in this group. … older,
this recommendation is focused on falls and fractures in older adults. … “Preventing older adults from falling and breaking a bone is important to their ongoing health and independence … wellness, so the Task Force looked at
the evidence on whether supplements could help older adults avoid falling … who are at increased risk of falling.”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions.pdf
September 01, 2023 - falls. … known to
increase risk
of falls
Number of
falls in the
group
Number of falls
resulted in … or without history of falls
Patient has history
of falls
Number
of falls in
the group
Number … Based on current fall prevention research, patients with differing risks of
falling would benefit from … Toileting regimen Toilet regimen
Visible identification of patient as being at risk
for fall (e.g., Falling
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/intro.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Introduction
On-Time Falls … informed the development of On-Time Falls Prevention . … Table 1 lists reports and implementation materials for falls prevention. … On-Time Falls Prevention: Reports and Implementation Materials
Reports
Falls High-Risk … Return to Falls Prevention
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/clinical-decision-support-tool-preventing-falls
January 01, 2023 - A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls
Theme: Optimizing Care Delivery for … Falls can have devastating health consequences for older adults but are not often discussed in primary … Fall prevention is possible, but older adults who are at the highest risk of falling need to receive … because falls can be caused by different factors, like the effects of certain medications. … Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE)—supports PCPs in identifying older adults at risk of falling
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-l-hendrich-rn-phd
February 26, 2025 - But the majority of injurious patient falls have clear intrinsic risk factors. … 18 holes of golf daily as there are falling. … When surgical patients come back, nearly all of them are going to be high risk for falling. … I've seen everything from falling stars to falling leaves to big red signs. … As a policy strategy, do you think falls should have been on that list?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72519/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to
reduce falls and injuries: a nonrandomized … Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce
falls and injuries: a nonrandomized … -
nonrandomized
Patient falls are an ongoing source of preventable harm, yet mitigating the fall risk … falls with injuries. … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/granite-falls-municipal-hospital-manor
January 01, 2023 - Granite Falls Municipal Hospital & Manor
HIT Strategic Plan of SW Minnesota
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nMb54adBfgajp8dG87kPcw
April 17, 2018 - or a related aim (eg, fear of falling). … Seven trials recruited patients at average risk of falling, in which
the only risk factor for falls was … age.21,22,28,29,33,34,38 Of the 26 stud-
ies, 12 defined high risk as having a history of falling based … efficacy and the
fear of falling) are often associated with falls and are commonly
reported in fall … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent
falling in older adults: a systematic evidence review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40146/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in
older adults: a systematic evidence review … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults:
a systematic evidence review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review