Fall Assessment and Prevention

Below is peer-reviewed literature compiled by the AGEM/EBHI group on fall risk assessment and falls prevention programs targeting ED patients. The literature is categorized based on whether it mainly addresses fall risk stratification tools, process/implementation, and outcomes of RCTs. Some studies have information on more than one category so look through the articles to help guide your program development. The group is also collating information on successfully implemented programs and barriers seen across programs. Email Dr. Lauren Southerland, Ohio State University if you are interested in joining this group.

• Falls Efficacy, Postural Balance, and Risk for Falls in Older Adults with Falls-related Emergency Department Visits: Prospective Cohort Study
• Accuracy of the 4-Stage Balance Test and Sensor-Based Trunk Sway as Fall Risk Assessment Tools in the Emergency Department
• Are Geriatric Screening Tools Too Time Consuming for the Emergency Department? A Workflow Time Study
• Predicting Geriatric Falls Following an Episode of Emergency Department care: a Systematic Review
• Older Adult Falls in Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Department Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (ED STEADI) Program
• Are Geriatric Screening Tools Too Time Consuming for the Emergency Department? A Workflow Time Study
• Risk Stratification and Rapid Geriatric Screening in an Emergency Department - a Quasi-Randomised Controlled Trial
• Analysis of Falls Efficacy Scale and Vulnerable Elders Survey as Predictors of Falls
• Two-Item Fall Screening Tool Identifies Older Adults at Increased Risk of Falling after Emergency Department Visit
• Are Are Triage Questions Sufficient to Assign Fall Risk Precautions in the ED?
• Can an Emergency Department–Initiated Intervention Prevent Subsequent Falls and Health Care Use in Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Controlled Clinical Trial Exploring the Impact of a Brief Intervention for Prevention of Falls in an Emergency Department
• Stand Up and Fight Falls: Can a Video Intervention Help Reduce Falls in the Geriatric Population?
• Evidence-based Clinical Practice in Falls Prevention: a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Falls Prevention Service
• Geriatric Assistive Devices Improve Older Patient Engagement and Clinical Care in an Emergency Department
• Hospital Costs and Reimbursement Model for a Geriatric Emergency Department
• Mechanical Falls: Are Patients Willing to Discuss Their Risk with a Health Care Provider?
• Perceived Fall Risk and Functional Decline: Gender Differences in Patient's Willingness to Discuss Fall Risk, Fall History, or to Have a Home Safety Evaluation
• Emergency Department Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (ED STEADI) Program
• An Emergency Department Observation Unit Is a Feasible Setting for Multidisciplinary Geriatric Assessments in Compliance With the Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines
• Feasibility Trial of Tailored Home Modifications: Process Outcomes
• Lessons Learned From Emergency Department Fall Assessment and Prevention Programs