Fall Prevention in Education and Training of Healthcare Students, Professionals, and Non-Professionals

2021 ◽  
pp. 157-170
Author(s):  
Marja Anneli Äijö ◽  
Satu Havulinna ◽  
Saija Karinkanta ◽  
Tarja Tervo-Heikkinen ◽  
Eija Lönnroos
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Risk Assessment And Prevention

Falls are a significant and increasing threat to wellbeing and health of older adults in Finland. Education is a key factor to prevent falls. National recommendations have been published to guide the health care professionals' work in falls prevention. In addition, interprofessional collaboration between different organizations have been done to prevent falls. This collaboration has produced evidence-based falls risk assessment tools, falls prevention programs, and materials advising older adults to prevent falls. Healthcare and educational organizations use these methods and materials to educate professionals and students in the risk assessment and prevention of falls among older adults. Finland is a good example how healthcare professionals from different settings and universities have worked together to increase the knowledge about falls and skills to prevent falls. Good collaboration can prevent falls nationally.

scholarly journals Proposals for continued research to determine older adults’ falls risk

2020 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 89-91
Author(s):  
Beatrice Pettersson ◽  
Ellinor Nordin ◽  
Anna Ramnemark ◽  
Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Preventative Measures ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Falls Prediction

Early detection of older adults with an increased risk of falling could enable early onset of preventative measures. Currently used fall risk assessment tools have not proven sufficiently effective in differentiating between high and low fall risk in community-living older adults. There are a number of tests and measures available, but many timed and observation-based tools are performed on a flat floor without interaction with the surrounding. To improve falls prediction, measurements in other areas that challenge mobility in dynamic conditions and that take a persons’ own perception of steadiness into account should be further developed and evaluated as single or combined measures. The tools should be easy to apply in clinical practice or used as a self-assessment by the older adults themselves.

scholarly journals Comparison of drug-related problem risk assessment tools for older adults: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-348
Author(s):  
Emmi Puumalainen ◽  
Marja Airaksinen ◽  
Sanni E. Jalava ◽  
Timothy F. Chen ◽  
Maarit Dimitrow
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Disease Therapy ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Development Methods

Abstract Purpose This study aims to systematically review studies describing screening tools that assess the risk for drug-related problems (DRPs) in older adults (≥ 60 years). The focus of the review is to compare DRP risks listed in different tools and describe their development methods and validation. Methods The systematic search was conducted using evidence-based medicine, Medline Ovid, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from January 1, 1985, to April 7, 2016. Publications describing general DRP risk assessment tools for older adults written in English were included. Disease, therapy, and drug-specific tools were excluded. Outcome measures included an assessment tool’s content, development methods, and validation assessment. Results The search produced 15 publications describing 11 DRP risk assessment tools. Three major categories of risks for DRPs included (1) patient or caregiver related risks; (2) pharmacotherapy-related risks; and (3) medication use process-related risks. Of all the risks included in the tools only 8 criteria appeared in at least 4 of the tools, problems remembering to take the medication being the most common (n=7). Validation assessments varied and content validation was the most commonly conducted (n = 9). Reliability assessment was conducted for 6 tools, most commonly by calculating internal consistency (n = 3) and inter-rater reliability (n = 2). Conclusions The considerable variety between the contents of the tools indicates that there is no consensus on the risk factors for DRPs that should be screened in older adults taking multiple medicines. Further research is needed to improve the accuracy and timeliness of the DRP risk assessment tools.

scholarly journals Validated Fall Risk Assessment Tools for Use with Older Adults: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Ruggieri ◽  
Biagio Palmisano ◽  
Giancarlo Fratocchi ◽  
Valter Santilli ◽  
Roberta Mollica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Fall Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools

IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON STORM SURGE RISKS TO CONTAINERS CONSIDERING GLOBAL WARMING

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rikito Hisamatsu ◽  
Rikito Hisamatsu ◽  
Kei Horie ◽  
Kei Horie
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Inundation Depth ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools ◽  
Risk Maps ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Vulnerability Functions

Container yards tend to be located along waterfronts that are exposed to high risk of storm surges. However, risk assessment tools such as vulnerability functions and risk maps for containers have not been sufficiently developed. In addition, damage due to storm surges is expected to increase owing to global warming. This paper aims to assess storm surge impact due to global warming for containers located at three major bays in Japan. First, we developed vulnerability functions for containers against storm surges using an engineering approach. Second, we simulated storm surges at three major bays using the SuWAT model and taking global warming into account. Finally, we developed storm surge risk maps for containers based on current and future situations using the vulnerability function and simulated inundation depth. As a result, we revealed the impact of global warming on storm surge risks for containers quantitatively.

scholarly journals The Benefits of Risk Assessment Tools for Prostate Cancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Thompson ◽  
Donna P. Ankerst
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools
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