Evaluating the impact of a falls prevention community of practice in a residential aged care setting: a realist approach

Evaluating the impact of a falls prevention community of practice in a residential aged care setting: a realist approach

Abstract Background Falls are a major socio-economic problem among residential aged care (RAC) populations resulting in high rates of injury including hip fracture. Guidelines recommend that multifactorial prevention strategies are implemented but these require translation into clinical practice. A...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Francis-Coad, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Caroline Bulsara, Nicole Blackburn, Paola Chivers, Anne-Marie Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Community of practice
Falls prevention
Realist approach
Evaluation
Translation
Residential aged care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2790-2

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