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Reducing The Fear Of Falling Through A Novel Fall Prevention Education Group, Eloise K. Palm
Reducing The Fear Of Falling Through A Novel Fall Prevention Education Group, Eloise K. Palm
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
For older adults with fall risk or a history of falling, would novel fall prevention education reduce the fear of falling and enhance confidence in self to improve engagement in desired occupations? This capstone project was centered around answering that question. The setting this took place in is an inpatient rehabilitation hospital with the older adult patient population. Specifically, this includes stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiac, orthopedic, and generally deconditioned patients. The proposed focus area being program development.
A focus on program development was demonstrated through assessing a patient’s fear of falling (FOF) at evaluation via the …