Open AccessCan Fall Risk Screening and Fall Prevention Advice in Hospital Settings Motivate Older Adult Patients to Take Action to Reduce Fall Risk?
Author(s) -
Lotte M. Barmentloo,
Vicki Erasmus,
Branko F. Olij,
Juanita A. Haagsma,
Johan P. Mackenbach,
Christian Oudshoorn,
Stephanie C. E. Schuit,
Nathalie van der Velde,
Suzanne Polinder
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.857
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1552-4523
pISSN - 0733-4648
DOI - 10.1177/07334648211004037
Subject(s) - medicine , fall prevention , family medicine , preventive action , physical therapy , medical emergency , injury prevention , poison control , software engineering , engineering
We investigated whether an in-hospital intervention consisting of fall risk screening and tailored advice could prompt patients to take preventive action.