Evaluation of Tailored Falls Education on Older Adults' Behavior Following Hospitalization

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 2274 - 2281
• Main Authors: Naseri, Chiara, McPhail, Steven M., Haines, Terrence P., Morris, Meg E., Etherton‐Beer, Christopher, Shorr, Ronald, Flicker, Leon, Bulsara, Max, Netto, Julie, Lee, Den‐Ching A., Francis‐Coad, Jacqueline, Waldron, Nicholas, Boudville, Amanda, Hill, Anne‐Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - prevention & control; Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Activities of Daily Living; Adults; Aged; Australia - epidemiology; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods; evaluation studies; Exercise Therapy - methods; fall prevention; Falls; Female; Follow-Up Studies; health behavior change; Health risk assessment; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Injury prevention; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; New Zealand - epidemiology; Older people; patient discharge; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; New Zealand; Australia; evaluation studies; hospitalization; patient discharge; fall prevention; health behavior change

BACKGROUND Older adults recently discharged from the hospital are known to be at risk of functional decline and falls. This study evaluated the effect of a tailored education program provided in the hospital on older adult engagement in fall prevention strategies within 6 months after hospital disch...