Knowledge of Risk Factors for Falling Reported by Patients with Parkinson Disease

Sadowski, Cheryl A; Jones, Carol A; Gordon, Beverly; Feeny, David

doi:10.1097/01376517-200712000-00004

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“…This is of utmost importance, because those with PD and their caregivers may not be fully aware of fall risks or situations that may increase risk. For example, Sadowski et al 16 examined awareness of risk factors associated with falling among a group of community-dwelling PD patients using the Falls Risk Awareness Questionnaire. This cohort recognized their increased probability of a fall; however, it was unaware of specific risk factors that may increase the chances of a fall (eg, medication use/interactions and/or multitasking).…”

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Using the Timed Up & Go Test in a Clinical Setting to Predict Falling in Parkinson's Disease

Nocera

Stegemöller

Malaty

et al. 2013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Objective To investigate the ability of the Timed Up & Go test to identify patients with Parkinson's disease at risk for a fall. Design Cross-sectional cohort study. Setting Sixteen participating National Parkinson's Foundation Centers of Excellence. Participants A query yielded a total of 2985 records (1828 men and 1157 women). From these, 884 were excluded because of a lack of crucial information (age, diagnosis, presence of deep brain stimulation, disease duration, inability of performing the Timed Up & Go test without assistance) at the time of testing, leaving 2097 patients included in the analysis. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures The primary outcome measure for this study was falls. The chief independent variable was the Timed Up & Go test. Results The initial model examined the prediction of falls from the Timed Up & Go test, adjusting for all study covariates. The estimated models in the imputed data sets represented a significant improvement above chance (χ2 range [df=17], 531.29–542.39, P<.001), suggesting that 74% of participants were accurately classified as a faller or nonfaller. The secondary model in which the question of whether the effect of Timed Up & Go test was invariant across disease severity demonstrated 75% of participants were accurately classified as a faller or nonfaller. Additional analysis revealed a proposed cut score of 11.5 seconds for discrimination of those who did or did not fall. Conclusions The findings suggest that the Timed Up & Go test may be an accurate assessment tool to identify those at risk for falls.

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Using the Timed Up & Go Test in a Clinical Setting to Predict Falling in Parkinson's Disease

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Malaty

et al. 2013

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“…An integral component of primary prevention of falls is an evaluation of patient and caregiver awareness of the risk factors for falls (Sadowski, Jones, Gordon, & Feeny, 2007). Nurses have a unique body of knowledge and awareness of risk factors for patient falls and of falls that may cause injury.…”

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“…The ineffectiveness of an intervention to alter patients' perceived risk for falls may reflect a failure to personalize the message in terms of individual risk (Hughes et al, 2008). Sadowski et al (2007) suggested that one strategy for fall prevention may be for health professionals to assess a patient's knowledge of the risk factors for falling routinely and then provide education in deficit areas. One trial tested an educational session in 1,822 older adults residing in nursing homes to target known risk factors, such as age, mobility status, and altered elimination (Ang, Mordiffi, & Wong, 2011).…”

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Tailoring Education to Perceived Fall Risk in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Kuhlenschmidt¹,

Reeber²,

Wallace³

et al. 2016

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About one-third of patients perceived themselves to be at low risk for falls despite a nurse rating of high risk. A statistically significant difference existed in the proportion of patients who perceived themselves to be at high risk for falls pre- and postintervention (p = 0.01). Results suggest that tailoring education to the patients' perceived risk for falls can help patients become more aware of fall risk.

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“…The awareness of older people about falls, taken from the FRAQ-Brazil evaluation, was inferior to that which was found in other countries [20][21][22] . However, the values found in the international specialist journals are also considered insufficient, showing that older people in general have little information in relation to the issue.…”

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Percepção sobre queda e exposição de idosos a fatores de risco domiciliares

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Braga

Brum

et al. 2018

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Knowledge of Risk Factors for Falling Reported by Patients with Parkinson Disease

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

Using the Timed Up & Go Test in a Clinical Setting to Predict Falling in Parkinson's Disease

Using the Timed Up & Go Test in a Clinical Setting to Predict Falling in Parkinson's Disease

Tailoring Education to Perceived Fall Risk in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Percepção sobre queda e exposição de idosos a fatores de risco domiciliares

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