Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Critically Appraised Topic
Department
Occupational Therapy
First Advisor
Anne Haskins
Second Advisor
Breann Lamborn
Third Advisor
Gail Bass/Devon Olson Lambert
Abstract
Falls are a significant concern for older community-dwelling adults’ ability to age in place, specifically those who aged 60 and older. Many factors contribute to the risk of falls in older adults that need to be addressed by health care facilities, home health providers, and caretakers. Occupational therapy has a role to educate older adults, as well as health care providers on how to prevent the risk factors of older adults and falls. The purpose of this CAT is to take a deeper look at why this population has so many falls and examine the research addressing education and risk factors for those older adults, age 60 and older who experience frequent falls (Baptiste, 2017).
Recommended Citation
Banks, Molly; Halstead, Danielle; and LeRoux, Mariah, "Aging in Place: Causes and Importance of Fall Prevention Education" (2020). Critically Appraised Topics. 5.
https://commons.und.edu/cat-papers/5