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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 66/2 (mars-avril 2012) . - p. 161-168

Titre :	Feasibility of interdisciplinary community-based fall risk screening
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Sharon J. ELLIOTT ; Andrada IVANESCU ; et al. ; Natalie E. LELAND
Année de publication :	2012
Article en page(s) :	p. 161-168
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Travail pluridisciplinaire  Risque  Chute  Prévention
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. This pilot study examined the feasibility of (1) conducting interdisciplinary fall risk screens at a communitywide adult fall prevention event and (2) collecting preliminary follow-up data from people screened at the event about balance confidence and home and activity modifications made after receiving educational information at the event. METHOD. We conducted a pilot study with pre– and posttesting (4-mo follow-up) with 35 community-dwelling adults ≥55 yr old. RESULTS. Approximately half the participants were at risk for falls. Most participants who anticipated making environmental or activity changes to reduce fall risk initiated changes (n = 8/11; 72.7%) during the 4-mo follow-up period. We found no significant difference in participants’ balance confidence between baseline (median = 62.81) and follow-up (median = 64.06) as measured by the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale. CONCLUSION. Conducting interdisciplinary fall risk screens at an adult fall prevention event is feasible and can facilitate environmental and behavior changes to reduce fall risk.
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[article] Feasibility of interdisciplinary community-based fall risk screening [texte imprimé] / Sharon J. ELLIOTT ; Andrada IVANESCU ; et al. ; Natalie E. LELAND . - 2012 . - p. 161-168.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 66/2 (mars-avril 2012) . - p. 161-168

Mots-clés :	Travail pluridisciplinaire  Risque  Chute  Prévention
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. This pilot study examined the feasibility of (1) conducting interdisciplinary fall risk screens at a communitywide adult fall prevention event and (2) collecting preliminary follow-up data from people screened at the event about balance confidence and home and activity modifications made after receiving educational information at the event. METHOD. We conducted a pilot study with pre– and posttesting (4-mo follow-up) with 35 community-dwelling adults ≥55 yr old. RESULTS. Approximately half the participants were at risk for falls. Most participants who anticipated making environmental or activity changes to reduce fall risk initiated changes (n = 8/11; 72.7%) during the 4-mo follow-up period. We found no significant difference in participants’ balance confidence between baseline (median = 62.81) and follow-up (median = 64.06) as measured by the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale. CONCLUSION. Conducting interdisciplinary fall risk screens at an adult fall prevention event is feasible and can facilitate environmental and behavior changes to reduce fall risk.
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