Environmental Assessment and Modification to Prevent Falls in Older People (Doc)

Running head: RCT TRIAL OF OLDER ADULTS FOR FALL ASSESSMENT
RCT TRIAL OF OLDER ADULTS FOR FALL ASSESSMENT
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RCT TRIAL OF OLDER ADULTS FOR FALL ASSESSMENT1
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Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Description...........................................................................................................................2
Strength and limitation of the assignment...........................................................................3
Implications of interventions...............................................................................................4
Two more sources to follow up, why the team need to follow these..................................5
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................5
References............................................................................................................................6

RCT TRIAL OF OLDER ADULTS FOR FALL ASSESSMENT2
Introduction
Fall is a devastating and a very common issue in the older age affecting a broad array of
older adults across the world. Falls causes highest amount of morbidity and mortality in the older
people and is one of the prime reasons for primary nursing care admission rates. These falls are
associated with different recognizable risk factors such as confusion, weakness, high dose
medication, unsteady gait and so on (Muir, Gopaul & Montero Odasso, 2014). There are several
cost effective fall reduction programs such as fall risk assessment program, targeted
interventions, exercise program and hazard-reduction program. Medical evaluation of the risk
associated with falls and applied interventions are challenging because the nature of falls are
different and involves interdisciplinary collaborations to assess and apply innovative
interventions to treat such falls. Particular attention need to be given to the applied interventions
such as exercises, medical conditions environmental and hazard control (Mirelman et al., 2012).
In this following assessment, the thorough discussion of the topic
‘Environmental Assessment and Modification to Prevent Falls in Older People” by (), will be
done. Furthermore, the description of the paper, its strengths and limitations, implication of the
interventions and further two more sources to follow up will be given.
Description
The project pilot, after receiving ethical approval from the Airedale National Health
Service Trust in Yorkshire, England, a process of randomized control trial (RCT) has been taken
for the assessment. The care home did not had any specific fall service and they used to name the
fall events as an unexpected event. The age group that has been selected for the study are of old
people aged 70 or more. The reason for the selection was the risk of falling associated with these
kind of aged people. However, people living in this old age home and having applied non