Implementing STEADI in Academic Primary Care to Address Older Adult Fall Risk.

Background And Objectives: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in older adults. Objectives include describing implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative to help primary care providers (PCPs) identify and manage fall risk, and comparing a 12-item and a 3-item fall screening questionnaire.

Design And Methods: We systematically incorporated STEADI into routine patient care via team training, electronic health record tools, and tailored clinic workflow.

Corrigendum: Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary Care for Older Adults with a History of Falls.

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Adoption of Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Practices in Primary Care for Older Adults with a History of Falls.

A multifactorial approach to assess and manage modifiable risk factors is recommended for older adults with a history of falls. Limited research suggests that this approach does not routinely occur in clinical practice, but most related studies are based on provider self-report, with the last chart audit of United States practice published over a decade ago. We conducted a retrospective chart review to assess the extent to which patients aged 65+ years with a history of repeated falls or fall-related health-care use received multifactorial risk assessment and interventions.

Personal assistance services in the workplace: A literature review.

Background: Personal assistance services (PAS) can be valuable adjuncts to the complement of accommodations that support workers with disabilities. This literature review explored the professional literature on the use of PAS in the workplace.

Methods: Bibliographic sources were used to locate relevant research studies on the use of PAS in the workplace.