Fall Prevention and Monitoring of Assisted Living Patients: An Exploratory Study of Physician Perspectives

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Explore physician perspectives on their involvement in fall prevention and monitoring for residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) residents. DESIGN: Exploratory cross-sectional study; mailed questionnaire.

Authors

Nyrop KA; Zimmerman S; Sloane PD; Bangdiwala S

Journal

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 429–433

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

6 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.jamda.2011.08.003

ISSN

1525-8610

Associated Experts

Shrikant Bangdiwala

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health services and systems 42 Health Sciences 4205 Nursing 4206 Public health

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Accidental Falls Adult Aged Assisted Living Facilities Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Middle Aged North Carolina Physicians Risk Reduction Behavior

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