Fall Prevention Among Older Adults Living in the Community
| dc.creator | Kulkarni, Kshitija Ashok | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-21T15:45:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-21T15:45:37Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2017-08 | |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2017 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2021-04-21T15:45:38Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Increasing awareness of falls and fall hazards can improve health outcomes reducing falls and fall injuries. From a public health perspective, reducing falls translates into improved health-related quality of life and decreased health care spending. To ensure this increased awareness, separate fall prevention training seminars were developed for older adults living in the community (individual-level training seminar) and for their providers (provider-level training seminar) in a small and diverse county in Texas (Galveston). The seminars were developed using evidence-based fall prevention resources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Each type of training seminar included a presentation and review and dissemination of resources. Audience feedback in the evaluation forms revealed that the audience found the information to be beneficial, insightful and counter-intuitive given their misconceptions regarding falls. Each audience reported that they felt inspired and empowered to take definitive action for reducing their own/their clients’ fall risk. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/11270 | |
| dc.subject | older adult falls, fall prevention | |
| dc.title | Fall Prevention Among Older Adults Living in the Community | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Public Health | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Public Health (Masters) |