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  1. Archived: Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
    October 22, 2015 - Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions October 22, 2015 Recommendations … ) receiving falls prevention interventions and the impact of those interventions on falls, falls-related … The figure also depicts the possibility of harms or adverse effects occurring as a result of falls prevention … Mortality (all-cause and falls-related) Falls-related morbidity, defined as: Falls-related … of complex interventions in clinical trials: development of a taxonomy to classify and describe fall-prevention

  2. Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. | PSNet

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    September 15, 2021 - Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … Patient falls resulting in injury are considered a never event. … Clinical department, rates, and trends should be considered when implementing fall prevention strategies … Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. … November 2, 2022 Artificial intelligence for identifying the prevention of medication

  3. Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. | PSNet

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    November 21, 2014 - causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … November 21, 2014 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … June 27, 2011 The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 17, 2021 - the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall prevention … are an ongoing patient safety concern, yet mitigating falls among inpatients remains challenging. … decrease in the rate of falls and injuries. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-patient-centered-fall-prevention-tool-kit-reduce-falls-and-injuries-nonrandomized

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 09, 2023 - - hospital Preventing patient falls in hospital settings is a patient safety priority. … SmartSocks – socks containing pressure sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced falls … by more than 50% among patients determined to be at high-risk of falling. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates

  6. 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster randomised controlled trial. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - The bundle included assessing patients' risk for falling along with several widely used tactics to prevent … falls. … Despite successful implementation of the fall prevention bundle, falls occurred just as frequently on … December 31, 2012 Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls … March 2, 2012 Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among

  7. Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. | PSNet

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    November 03, 2021 - Review Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … Fall Prevention in Hospitals. Clin Nurs Res. 2011;21(1). doi:10.1177/1054773811418106. … in developing fall prevention programs. … Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … April 15, 2009 Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls

  8. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Electronic Reports On-Time … Falls High-Risk Report Table 1. … Sample Falls High-Risk Report Unit: _______________________________________________________________

  9. Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. | PSNet

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    February 14, 2017 - The fall prevention evidence base was also augmented by a recent study that used an individualized … fall prevention strategy to sharply reduce falls in geriatric inpatients. … February 14, 2017 Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … September 13, 2017 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.

  10. Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall Assessment and Prevention Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices (ASPIRE) - Final Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - adults reporting falling in the previous year (2). … Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society and British Geriatrics Society … Falls Prevention for Older Adults [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023Mar25]. … Available from: https://ncoa.org/older-adults/health/prevention/falls-prevention 24. … /falls-prevention https://knowledge.amia.org/75287-amia-1.4633888/t005-1.4635399/t005-1.4635400/2082-

  11. A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries. | PSNet

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    August 04, 2021 - ten health care systems to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to prevent falls … December 16, 2020 Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce … falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial. … July 19, 2023 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … of an evidence-based fall prevention program.

  12. A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Kline_32.pdf
    March 03, 2008 - patients and initiated a performance improvement falls prevention project with two goals: decreasing … One or more checks make a patient at high risk for falling. … Interventions for patients assessed as instrument and falls prevention interventions were adopted … Evidence-based falls prevention: A study guide for nurses. Marblehead, MA: HCPro; 2004. 2. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls among older adults: An overview.

  13. The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … The authors suggest that immobilizing patients is not the answer to fall prevention and advocate for … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … November 12, 2014 Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States … June 21, 2015 Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 04, 2011 - Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff https … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review

  15. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/factraining-slides.html
    October 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training Overview … Slide 1: Overview of On-Time AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator … Training Overview of On-Time Slide 2: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training 2-day … Ulcer Healing Falls Prevention Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Slide 7: Common Elements … Slide 14: Examples of On-Time Reports Examples from Falls Prevention Reports: Falls High-Risk

  16. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults
    February 01, 2014 - in Older Adults Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: How the USPSTF is Applying New Processes Conclusion … Similarly, topics related to the prevention of falls, such as interventions to reduce disability, could … Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: How the USPSTF is Applying New Processes Figure 2  shows the analytic … framework used in the systematic review for the recommendation on the prevention of falls. … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults: a systematic evidence review

  17. Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. | PSNet

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    June 22, 2010 - Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 … February 17, 2021 Effect of promoting high-quality staff interactions on fall prevention … December 22, 2018 Special Issue on Falls. … prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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 … prevention strategies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial

  19. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2025 - Back to Contents Falls AHRQ Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities … AHRQ Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities This falls prevention training curriculum … providers treating older adults who are at risk of falling or who may have fallen in the past. … The resources include information about falls, screening options, medications linked to falls, and standardized … develop a comprehensive falls prevention program.

  20. Safety standards: implementing fall prevention interventions and sustaining lower fall rates by promoting the culture of safety on an inpatient rehabilitation unit. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-standards-implementing-fall-prevention-interventions-and-sustaining-lower-fall-rates
    July 12, 2018 - Commentary Safety standards: implementing fall prevention interventions and sustaining … Safety Standards: Implementing Fall Prevention Interventions and Sustaining Lower Fall Rates by Promoting … This commentary discusses how engaging nurse leadership in fall prevention efforts in a rehabilitation … Safety Standards: Implementing Fall Prevention Interventions and Sustaining Lower Fall Rates by Promoting … April 6, 2022 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary
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