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41. A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2008 - One or more checks make a patient at high risk for falling. … if the results suggested that each variable increased the patient’s risk of falling. … A high risk for falling was determined by having more than one risk variable present, as in the new … The nursing care plan for the patient at high risk for falling was thus revised. … high risk for falling Standard interventions for high fall-risk patients 1.

42. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Falls Prevention Self-Assessment … Falls Prevention Plan Section 3: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Resident Falls Section 4: … This assessment will cover the following: Section 1: Screening for Falls Risk Section 2: Falls … Are care plans developed for all residents determined to be at risk of falling? … Does your facility have a policy to assess residents after falling? 

43. Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. | PSNet
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    September 15, 2021 - Study Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … Patient falls resulting in injury are considered a never event. … In this analysis of falls within one hospital, rates and trends varied across six clinical departments … Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments.

44. Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities (pdf file)
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    March 09, 2008 - and a 100 percent decrease in repeat falls (from 10 to zero). … Rates are expressed as falls per 1,000 patient days. … Falls per 1,000 patient days Inpatient days Number of falls Falls per 1,000 patient days … that can be used to prevent subsequent falls. … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J For Sci 1996; 41: 733-746. 5.

45. Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans | PSNet
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    July 23, 2024 - and what precipitated the falls. … the patient’s specific risk factors and the interventions most likely to prevent each patient from falling … Implemented 2009 Problem Addressed Patients are particularly vulnerable to falling … 34% reduction in injurious falls (0.73 vs. 0.48 injurious falls per 1,000 patient days). … Preventing Patient Falls . Springer Publishing Company; 2008.

46. Appendix B24: Letter to Primary Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B24: … falls and related injuries. … improvement reports Basic nursing assessments on residents who have fallen or who are at high risk for falling … A notification of falls and recurrent falls in patients who have been assessed in the FMP. … when one of your residents falls recurrently and/or suffers an injurious fall.

47. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 04, 2024 - , mean age, percentage female, recruitment for increased fall risk, and fall rate or the percentage falling … Nearly half of the trials (13/28) defined increased risk with a sole criterion—having a history of falling … Seven trials recruited participants unselected for their risk of falling, with 19% to 44% of those recruited … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community … on reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling

48. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 15, 2010 - Most trials used prospective methods to assess falling; 4 noncomprehensive trials assessed falling retrospectively … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci . 1996;41:733-46. … Falls: The Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older People. … Pooled risk for falling for exercise or physical therapy interventions. … Fair No reduction in risk for falling; potential increase in falling Fall rate was reduced in

49. Chapter 5a. Presentation Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Chapter 5a. … Falls Engineer Instructions On This Page: Slide 1. Facts About Falls Slide 2. … Facts About Falls (continued) Slide 3. Facts About Falls (continued) Slide 4. … Facts About Falls Opening slide of this Falls Management Program presentation. … complications Loss of independence and decreased ability to function Loss of self-confidence and fear of falling

50. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community Dwelling Adults (pdf file)
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    January 21, 2025 - Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls … Falls are a common problem among older adults and a leading cause of injury and death in this group. … • Preventing older adults from falling and breaking a bone is important to their health and independence … Preventing Falls and Hip Fractures (CDC) Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention … /prevention/index.html https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-prevention

51. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2024 - , mean age, percentage female, recruitment for increased fall risk, and fall rate or the percentage falling … Nearly half of the trials (13/28) defined increased risk with a sole criterion—having a history of falling … Seven trials re- cruited participants unselected for their risk of falling, with 19% to 44% of those … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community … adherence and fall risks in older adults with a history of falling.

52. Archived: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 15, 2012 - 4 , also identify persons at increased risk for falling. … A history of falling is most commonly 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 16 .

53. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 3 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2012 - are an important safety issue. › Risk factors for falls. › Which residents are at high risk of falling … Falls are more likely to be part of another problem when the person has no history of falling and few … risk factors for falling. … Risk Factors for Falls A risk factor for falling is one that, in clinical studies, has been found to … Any resident who has a pattern of falls is at risk of falling again.

54. Another Fall | PSNet
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    June 01, 2010 - , with evidence of injury from the falls. … Every time a weak or frail patient walks, he or she may be at risk of falling. … One cannot eliminate all risk of falls, but one can institute measures to prevent falls or minimize their … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community … Risk Factors for Falls in the Hospital Fall as presenting complaint or history of falls

55. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Falling in Older Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2010 - Most trials used prospective methods to assess falling; 4 noncom- prehensive trials assessed falling … Fair No reduction in risk for falling; potential increase in falling Fall rate was reduced in 1 trial … Pooled risk for falling for exercise or physical therapy interventions. … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci. 1996;41:733-46. [PMID: 8789837] 10. … Falls: The Assessment Clinical GuidelinePrimary Care Interventions for Falling in Older Adults www.annals.org

56. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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    June 02, 2025 - may contribute to the resident falling. … Facilitator: Mary, do you think that talking about residents at risk for falling, in addition to those … We need to look at patterns of who is falling and the circumstances leading to the falls. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … I think we may miss some systematic reasons that result in residents falling that we miss when we look

57. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 18, 2024 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ongoing-journey-prevent-patient-falls Falls are not a new issue, … A fall can lead to a loss of independence, reduced mobility, and a fear of falling, all of which can … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls increase risk for falling again.7 The causes of falls are complex … https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/index.html#:~:text=Falls%20are%… 2. … Falls. www.who.int.

58. Patient perception of fall risk and fall risk screening scores. | PSNet
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    December 07, 2022 - Falls in inpatient healthcare settings are a common patient safety event. … Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Study The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls … 16, 2022 A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls … Hospitals Quality and Safety Professionals Geriatrics Hospital Medicine Patient Falls

59. Falls and Injury | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Falls and Injury Long-term care resources about falls and injuries The Falls Management Program … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Each year, somewhere between

60. Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Nursing Homes AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians on topics such as preventing falls … Home Survey Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders The Falls