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| Environmental and behavioral circumstances and consequences of falls in a senior living development | | Author(s) | Daejin Kim, Sherry Ahrentzen |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 31, no 3, July-September 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 286-301 |
| Source | http://tandf.com |
| Keywords | Falls ; Injuries ; Bathrooms ; Bedrooms ; Independent housing ; Care homes ; Qualitative Studies ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article investigated the role of environmental and behavioural factors surrounding fall incidents in a senior living community in Florida offering three types of residential settings: independent living, assisted living, and memory support living. Using a mixed-methods approach, this research included both a retrospective analysis of fall reports and interviews with residents. The quantitative analysis showed falls in the bedroom and bathroom were more likely to happen between 12 am and 8 am. Falls in the bathroom were more likely to result in severe injuries compared to falls in other rooms. The qualitative analysis identified three types of fall-related activity (transfer, ambulation, standing), and five behavioural factors surrounding fall incidents (transferring, slipping, misjudged behaviour, tripping, health issues). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171020209 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CU: YDB: YDF: KL: KW: 3DP: 3DQ: 7T |
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