An interprofessional education approach to fall prevention: preparing members of the interprofessional healthcare team to implement STEADI into practice
| Autor: | Henry H Heard, Mary W. Mathis, David W. M. Taylor, Christine M. Klein, Ruth McCaffrey, Ellen R. Perlow, Johnathan Hamrick, Suzie L Madden, Lisa Dickerson, Humberto Reinoso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice 020205 medical informatics Health Personnel Interprofessional Relations education Poison control 02 engineering and technology Risk Assessment Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Health care Injury prevention 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Patient Care Team business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Interprofessional education Geriatrics Accidental Falls Female Clinical Competence Geriatrics and Gerontology business Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 40:105-120 |
| ISSN: | 1545-3847 0270-1960 |
| Popis: | An aging population benefits from healthcare providers trained in the care of older adults. Interprofessional education (IPE) and service-learning activities focused on geriatric conditions like falls may address this need. A fall prevention IPE activity using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Stopping Elderly Accidents, DeathsInjuries (STEADI) initiative was implemented to prepare health sciences students to manage older adult falls. Students (N = 31) and faculty (N = 10) from five health sciences programs and local older adults (N = 27) participated. Students were trained in STEADI and conducted a fall risk screening, assessment, and intervention activity with older adults using STEADI tools. We observed a statistically significant improvement in student knowledge of fall prevention and STEADI as assessed by pre and postactivity measures. Student surveys indicated improved understanding of the roles and responsibilities of participating disciplines, related to management of falls in older adults. The CDC's STEADI initiative may provide an effective framework and resources for fall prevention IPE activities and geriatric health sciences education. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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