Browsing by Subject "fall prevention"

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    Occupational Therapy in an Area Agency on Aging: Informing Caregiver Support and Fall Prevention Programming
    (2022-05-02) Brown, Victoria; Bednarski, Julie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; Ziegler, Dustin; Stinson, Kelsey
    This paper details an occupational therapy doctoral capstone project at an area agency on aging. Based on a needs assessment, gap analysis, and literature review, the capstone student planned out a two-fold project. The student first addressed caregiver burden through the creation of an energy conservation handout. A survey found that most caregivers struggled with fatigue and pain, and they thought the information in the handout was relevant to caregiving. A vast majority also stated they were likely to apply the energy conservation strategies to caregiving and daily activities. The student then wrote a literature review to inform the implementation of CAPABLE, a fall/disability prevention program, at the area agency on aging. Based on the project evaluation, future capstone projects could include occupational therapy sessions with caregivers, caregiver workshops, education on environment modification for those with dementia, and supporting the implementation of CAPABLE.
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    Outcomes of Adding Patient and Family Engagement Education to Fall Prevention Bundled Interventions.
    (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2017-07) Opsahl, Angela G.; Ebright, Patricia; Cangany, Marty; Lowder, Melissa; Scott, Dawn; Shaner, Tamara; IU School of Nursing
    Nurses strive to reduce risk and ensure patient safety from falls in health care systems. Patients and their families are able to take a more active role in reducing falls. The focus of this article is on the use of bundled fall prevention interventions highlighted by a patient/family engagement educational video. The implementation of this quality improvement intervention across 2 different patient populations was successful in achieving unit benchmarks.