TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Falls reduction in long-term care facilities: a preliminary report of a new internet-based behavioral technique
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
A1  - Mansdorf, Irwin J.
A1  - Sharma, Ravil
A1  - Perez, M.
A1  - Lepore, Anne-Marie
SP  - 630
EP  - 633
VL  - 10
IS  - 9
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate an Internet-based psychological intervention targeting behavioral factors related to falls among residents of long-term care communities. DESIGN: Retrospective A-B design with 90-day look-back. SETTING: Long-term care communities in New York State (N=4, 3 SNF, 1 ALF). PARTICIPANTS: Nursing home residents (N=26). INTERVENTION: Internet-based programmed learning system using cognitive- and behavioral-based techniques. MEASUREMENTS: Direct measures of documented falls in the medical record, perceived risk and burden scales, Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Attitudes to Falls-Related Interventions Scale (AFRIS). RESULTS: Reductions in documented falls by 52% along with substantial reductions in staff ratings of risk and burden. CONCLUSION: Behavioral treatment of risk factors related to falls within a structured delivery using Internet-based intervention may be an effective and efficient mechanism for treating fall risk in long-term care settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1525-8610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -