Staff perspectives on fall prevention activities in long-term care facilities for older residents: "Brief but often" staff education is key
LTCF staff identified several approaches to prevent falls in LTCFs as part of usual care, rather than lengthy, formal meetings and training. The potential role of families in fall prevention was under-appreciated and should be investigated further.
Authors
- Suzanne Timmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7790-9552)
- Catríona Curtin
- Ruth McCullagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-183X)
- Neah Albasha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6370-971X)
- Nicola Cornally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-0026)
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- University College Cork (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310139
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.87
Funders
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University