TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Feasibility study of student-led fall prevention care management: reducing fall risks in assisted living facilities
JO  - Gerontology and geriatrics education
A1  - Lee, David S. H.
A1  - McGuire, Julie
A1  - Stoyles, Sydnee
A1  - Lemon, Erin
A1  - Tadesse, Ruth
A1  - Ochoa-Cosler, Olivia
A1  - McKinley-Yoder, Claire
A1  - Kiyoshi-Teo, Hiroko
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Falls are common in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs). We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of student-led Fall Prevention Care Management (FPCM) on reducing fall risks in ALFs. Residents who were age ≥65, had a fall in the previous year Or considered high fall risk at the facility, and who had a MoCA cognition score>15 were enrolled. The FPCM interventions were semi-structured to facilitate students' learning while addressing participants' unique fall risks. Twenty-five older adults in the U.S. completed the study (recruitment rate: 55%; retention rate: 64%). Participants rated the study as 87.16 (100 = excellent), and likelihood to recommend the study to others was 80.85 (100 = most likely). Participants were 84% female, mean age 88.6 years old. Fall risks such as fear of falling decreased from 16.05 to 15.12 (p =.022), fall prevention behaviors increased from 2.94 to 3.07 (p =.048), and the level of confidence to prevent falls increased from 63.38 to 78.35 (p =.015). Students commonly provided education and coaching on fall prevention strategies, and addressed emotional and behavioral aspects of fall prevention. With improvement with recruitment and retention, student-led FPCM intervention is a promising approach for fall prevention in ALF.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0270-1960
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2021.1969387
ID  - ref1
ER  -