Publications by authors named "James Crick"
Background: Falls are a significant concern for hospitals and patients. The risk of falls is particularly heightened around the period of hospitalization. Physical therapy (PT) is commonly consulted for hospitalized patients at-risk for falls, yet it is unknown how the hospital context influences fall prevention practice among physical therapists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Inactivity in hospitalized patients often leads to functional decline. We created an undergraduate course to promote mobilization, provide hands-on learning, and address staff shortages.
Purpose: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of undergraduate students providing mobility-focused interventions for hospitalized adults.
Introduction: Quality improvement (QI) is a useful methodology for improving healthcare, often through iterative changes. There is no prior review on the application of QI in physical therapy (PT).
Purpose And Relevance: To characterize and evaluate the quality of the QI literature in PT.
Objective: E-cigarettes are increasingly being provided by publicly funded stop smoking services. Our objectives were to understand the challenges and establish the means by which services could best support the use and subsequent discontinuation of e-cigarettes for this purpose.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews and co-design workshops with service users and providers of a stop smoking service.
Article Synopsis
- Falls often occur in and after hospital stays, creating significant challenges in patient care, particularly concerning the effectiveness of fall prevention strategies.
- This study focused on understanding physical therapists' views on their role in fall prevention and how various contextual factors affect their practices in acute care settings.
- Analysis of 179 surveys revealed that most therapists believe their hospitals prioritize best practices for fall prevention, but those with less experience are more likely to recognize the impact of contextual factors, suggesting a need for targeted quality improvement initiatives.