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Fall Prevention and Transfer Training Program for Non-Clinical Adult Day Staff

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Livia M. Crispen. Fall Prevention and Transfer Training Program for Non-clinical Adult Day Staff. . 2023. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/7bd0dd0a-a16e-4dab-a44b-a9d287d1fee1.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

L. M. Crispen. (2023). Fall Prevention and Transfer Training Program for Non-Clinical Adult Day Staff. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/7bd0dd0a-a16e-4dab-a44b-a9d287d1fee1

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Livia M. Crispen. Fall Prevention and Transfer Training Program for Non-Clinical Adult Day Staff. 2023. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/7bd0dd0a-a16e-4dab-a44b-a9d287d1fee1.

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  • Objectives Falls are common in older adults and the consequences of falls can be serious. The purpose of this program evaluation was to implement and assess the effectiveness of fall prevention and transfer training with the goal of increasing knowledge and attitudes of non-clinical adult day staff. Study Design Mixed methods program evaluation. Methods Training and evaluation methodology included the health belief model and the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance model. A variety of surveys formed the criteria to determine if the outcomes were met. Results Knowledge scores improved from pre-survey to post-survey for all participants. For the attitudes portion of the survey, there was no difference in attitudes between the pre-survey and post-survey, as the surveys indicated an overall positive attitude. Conclusions The fall prevention and transfer training program is a facilitator for increased client and staff safety. The staff demonstrated increased knowledge and attitudes toward adopting the learned material while working.

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Degree
  • OTD

Level
  • Doctorate

Discipline
  • Occupational Therapy

Grantor
  • University of Indianapolis

Advisor
  • Tricia Holmes

Department
  • School of Occupational Therapy

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