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Man-Di Ng, M., Hill, K.D., Batchelor, F. and Burton, E. (2017) Factors Predicting Falls and Mobility Outcomes in Patients with Stroke Returning Home after Rehabilitation Who Are at Risk of Falling. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98, 2433-2441.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.05.018

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• TITLE: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Practice Improvement Project to Reduce Falls after Discharge from an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

  AUTHORS: Jun Zhang, Jamal Khan, Claudia Echaide, Karen Imbrosciano-Kemper, Michael Scicchitano, Jennifer Semel

  KEYWORDS: Fall, Inpatient Rehabilitation

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vol.6 No.2, May 30, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To undertake a qualitative investigation of Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education Program’s efficacy to decrease the risk of falling after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facility. Design: Structured Telephone interviews. Setting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Participants: 1317 inpatients from the Rehabilitation Unit. Interventions: The Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program. Main Outcome Measures: The percentage of patients that fell. Results: Since the inception of the program the fall rate has reduced significantly (χ2 = 6.38; P Conclusions: Implementation of a Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program significantly reduced the rate of falls in the three months post discharge from acute inpatient rehabilitation.