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| Title |
Fall Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Community Stakeholders and Older Adults
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Aging Research, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.4061/2011/395357 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sharon S. Laing, Ilene F. Silver, Sally York, Elizabeth A. Phelan |
| Abstract |
We assessed knowledge, attitude, and provision of recommended fall prevention (FP) practices by employees of senior-serving organization and participation in FP practices by at-risk elders. The Washington State Department of Health administered structured telephone surveys to 50 employees and 101 elders in Washington State. Only 38% of employees felt "very knowledgeable" about FP, and a majority of their organizations did not regularly offer FP services. Almost half (48%) of seniors sustained a fall within the past 12 months; however, one-third perceived falling to be among their least important health concerns, and most had minimal working knowledge of proven FP practices. Seniors who perceived avoiding falls as important to their well-being were more likely to participate in practices about which they had the least knowledge (risk assessment, medication management). Increased awareness and availability of FP services might help engage older adults in FP practices and reduce the adverse effects of falls. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 111 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 108 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Researcher | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 33 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 20% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 40 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 October 2017.
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#16,047,334
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#172
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#91,509
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#17
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