Institutional Fear of Falling—Causes, Consequences, and Cures
This Viewpoint describes the common institutional problem of patient falls, cautions that efforts to prevent them may cause harm, and suggests a focus on safe mobility and a reframing of messaging around fall risk to improve health outcomes.
Authors
- Hanne Dolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-5200)
- Ronald I. Shorr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-4668)
- Terry P. Haines
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
- Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Phoenix College (US)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3996
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00