Lessons Learned From Implementing CDC's STEADI Falls Prevention Algorithm in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls lead to a disproportionate burden of death and disability among older adults despite evidence-based recommendations to screen regularly for fall risk and clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness of multifactorial interventions to reduce falls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) to assist primary care teams to screen for fall risk and reduce risk of falling in older adults.

Purpose of the study

This paper describes a practical application of STEADI in a large academic internal medicine clinic utilizing the Kotter framework, a tool used to guide clinical practice change.

Design and methods

We describe key steps and decision points in the implementation of STEADI as th

SUBMITTER: Casey CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940581 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature