Kansas pharmacists’ attitudes/beliefs and current practices regarding implementation of fall prevention strategies in older adults

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hale, LaDonna S.
dc.contributor.author	Herspring, Kyle F.
dc.contributor.author	Snell, Landon B.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-09-23T15:16:18Z
dc.date.available	2010-09-23T15:16:18Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-23
dc.identifier.citation	Herspring, Kyle F., and Landon B. Snell (2010). Kansas pharmacists’ attitudes/beliefs and current practices regarding implementation of fall prevention strategies in older adults. -- In Proceedings: 6th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 121-122	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3211
dc.description	Paper presented to the 6th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 23, 2010.	en
dc.description	Research completed at the Department of Physician Assistant, College of Health Professions	en
dc.description.abstract	Falls among older adults are a significant economic and social health care issue. Evidence-based fall prevention guidelines exist but are not routinely implemented. Purpose: Evaluate Kansas pharmacists’ attitudes/beliefs, current practices, and barriers/facilitators regarding implementation of fall assessment and prevention strategies in older adults. Methods: A 67-item, non-validated survey was mailed to all 2,601 registered Kansas pharmacists in 2010. Results: 97% of pharmacists believe falls are a significant public health problem and >90% believe falls are preventable. Although 89% believe they have a professional responsibility to perform medication reviews, only 33% routinely do. Conclusions: Most pharmacists believe falls are a significant preventable health problem; however, few currently implement fall prevention strategies in daily practice.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.6	en
dc.title	Kansas pharmacists’ attitudes/beliefs and current practices regarding implementation of fall prevention strategies in older adults	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en