| dc.contributor.advisor | Hale, LaDonna S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fraser, Shelton J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-23T14:26:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-23T14:26:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-04-23 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Fraser, Shelton J. (2010). Kansas physician assistants’ 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. 29-30 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3164 | |
| 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 healthcare issue. Evidence-based fall prevention guidelines exist but are not implemented in daily practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate attitudes/beliefs and current practices of Kansas physician assistants (PAs) regarding fall assessment and prevention strategies in older adults and barriers/facilitators to integrating strategies into daily practice. A 67-item, non-validated survey was mailed to all 760 Kansas PAs in 2009. Findings show that 100% of PAs felt fall prevention was important and 95% thought falls were preventable. Although > 90% felt a professional responsibility to implement fall prevention strategies; 50% or less actually did so routinely. PAs believe fall prevention is important but do not routinely implement strategies due to time, staffing, and feeling ill-prepared. | 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 physician assistants’ attitudes/beliefs and current practices regarding implementation of fall prevention strategies in older adults | en |
| dc.type | Conference paper | en |
