TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The impact of a randomized controlled trial testing the implementation of function-focused care in assisted living on resident falls, hospitalizations, and nursing home transfers
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Resnick, Barbara
A1  - Boltz, Marie
A1  - Galik, Elizabeth
A1  - Zhu, Shijun
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The purpose of this study was to test the impact of function-focused care on adverse outcomes in assisted living. This was a randomized trial including 85 settings. The age of the 794 recruited participants was 89.48 (SD = 7.43) years, the majority was female (n = 561, 71%) and White (n = 771, 97%). The percentage of residents in the treatment group experiencing a fall decreased at 12 months from 26% to 20% and the control group increased from 24% to 25%, p =.02. A greater percentage of residents in the treatment group transferred to nursing facilities at 4 months (4-1% in control vs. 4-5% in treatment, p =.02) and 12 months (4-2% in control and 4-7% in treatment, p =.01). There was no treatment effect on emergency room or hospital transfers. The findings support the safety of function-focused care related to falls and need for hospital transfers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0426
ID  - ref1
ER  -