Using an academic-community partnership model to deliver evidence-based falls prevention programs in a metropolitan setting: A community case study.

Background: Prevention is an effective approach for mitigating the negative health outcomes associated with falls in older adults. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has sponsored the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs (EBFPPs) across the United States through cooperative agreement grants to decrease the health and economic burden of falls. Marymount University received two of these grants to deliver three EBFPPs into the northern Virginia region.

Young Adults' Perspectives on Advance Care Planning.

Objective: To describe the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of young adults regarding advance care planning (ACP).

Methods: A cross-sectional sample of young adults (N = 310) from a single metropolitan university during September to November 2016 completed an online survey about their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding ACP. Descriptive statistics and correlation tests were conducted.

Determinants of utilization of physical rehabilitation services for persons with chronic and disabling conditions: an exploratory study.

Objective: To determine which variables influence the receipt of physical rehabilitation services (ie, physical, occupational, speech therapy) for a population of people with chronic and disabling conditions.

Design: A convenience sample of 502 adults with cerebral palsy (CP), multiple sclerosis (MS), and spinal cord injury (SCI), drawn from diverse parts of the United States.

Setting: Respondents were surveyed in the general community.