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- Title
Trained Community Providers Conduct Fall Risk Screenings With Fidelity: An Effective Model for Expanding Reach.
- Authors
Schrodt, Lori A.; Garbe, Kathie C.; Shubert, Tiffany E.
- Abstract
Reliable and valid tools are available for health care providers to screen older adults for fall risk. Proficient administration of these tools by lay or community providers (individuals without formal medical training) may be a viable channel to expand the reach of fall risk screenings. However, the ability of community providers to administer screens is not known. This project examines community providers’ ability to proficiently administer a fall risk screening following a standardized training. Forty community providers were trained and then performed community screenings. Knowledge and confidence were assessed with pre- and postsurveys. A standardized skills checklist assessed proficiency in fall risk screening administration immediate posttraining and at onsite community screenings. Knowledge and confidence surveys demonstrated improvements pre- and posttraining (p < .001). In all, 66% of participants demonstrated screening skill proficiency at their first onsite screening. With further coaching, 91% participants demonstrated proficiency by their third onsite screening. Participants achieving early proficiency were on average younger. Community providers can reliably administer a fall risk screening algorithm with training and coaching. This is a low-cost model and can extend the reach and dissemination of fall risk screenings, potentially providing early identification and interventions to those at risk of falling.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; RISK factors of falling down; GERIATRIC assessment; AGING; COMMUNITY health workers; FISHER exact test; MEDICAL care research; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; RISK assessment; STATISTICAL sampling; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 4, p599
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839913514752