Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Fall Prevention Practices: Findings from a Large New York Health System

Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Fall Prevention Practices: Findings from a Large New York Health System

Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and emergency department visits, and the incidence of falls in the United States is rising as the number of older Americans increases. Research has shown that falls can be reduced by modifying fall risk factors using multifacto...

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Main Authors: Matthew Lee eSmith, Judy A Stevens, Heidi eEhrenreich, Ashley eWilson, Richard J Schuster, Colleen eO’Brien Cherry, Marcia Gail Ory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
older adults
clinical practice
Fall prevention
fall screening
intervention science.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00017/full

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