Occupational Therapy - Falls Assessment

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Occupational Therapy - falls assessment
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Falls is commonly observed in the case of elder adults is United States. Risk of fall is
more in elder adults who have been suffering from disability as compared to the other elder
individual. Hence, in order evaluate the health outcomes of the older individual Sheffield, Smith
and Becker, (2012), conducted a research. The aim of this research is to critically evaluate the
health outcomes of the elder individuals. It is observed that there are several interventions to
improve the health outcome of the patient, however only a limited amount of research which
actually examines the efficiency of the transferring such effective interventions from clinical
setting to the agency setting. To evaluate this, randomized control trial has been conducted to
evaluate the intervention of the restorative occupational therapy which is related to the usual care
amongst the community-dwelling elder adults. 60 respondents were selected, out of which 31
were selected as the test group and rest were selected as control group. The experiment has been
conducted for about 3 months. From the result it can be stated that, there are improvements in the
home safety and also in the fear of falling. From the gathered finding, no improvement in the
reduction or the functional status of the actual fall has been observed. From the intervention that
has been implemented in the elder adults, 39% of the reduction has been observed in the personal
care in terms of the hours. Reduction in the cost of the care has also been observed. This study
has added literature to the occupational therapy interventions for the older adults. From the
results, it can be concluded restorative approaches can be implemented in all individuals
irrespective of their genders.
Fall risk is higher in case of older adults. About 30% of the total individuals of age 65
years and above, suffers from fall in the living community each year. Severe fall result into
fracture and hence need medical attention. One in every 10 older adults who has been suffering
fall lead to severe fracture. Out of the total fracture, 5% of the population requires clinical

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attention. Hence, in order to assess the impact of the interventions which is conducted to reduce
the risk off fall in the elderly population which are living in a community or in the healthcare
setting a study has been conducted by Gillespie et al., (2012). The aim of this research is to
assess the effectiveness of the interventions which helps to reduce the risk of fall in the old age
populations. The author has conducted a literature review by using Cochrane data base,
EMBASE, national research register before initiating the trails. Several randomized control were
performed to assess the effectiveness and to reduce the risk of fall and also the risk factor which
are responsible for fall. To collect the data, two reviewers independently evaluate the extracted
data and trial quality. The provided data were shared by using the effective fixed model if
required. 21, 688 people were included in the trial. From the result, it can be concluded that, the
interventions which helps to reduce the risk of fall are easily available, but the effectiveness to
prevent the injuries related to the fall cannot be accessed. There are some potential interventions
have been identified which helps to reduce the risk of fall but do not have enough evidence,
hence further research is recommended to evaluate the effectives if the interventions.
Occupational therapy is defined as the therapy which helps to reduce the risk of illness or
injury. However, it cannot be used widely due to less knowledge regarding the application
therapy among the community member. Hence, in order to enhance awareness regarding the
occupational therapy communication is required. According to Smith and Hudson, (2012), in
order to successfully manage the mental and physical wellbeing of the individual, it is important
to understand verbal and written communication. Health of the individual can also be enhanced
by navigating the health system which is complex in nature and also by acquiring different skills
which assist to enhance the capabilities in order to perform the task related to the healthcare. In
the article, the conceptual models is proposed and also utilized in the research in order to develop