Allied health care coordination teams preventing falls in older adults presenting to emergency departments

Kristie Harper

doi:10.26182/x2fa-qx41

Allied health care coordination teams preventing falls in older adults presenting to emergency departments

Kristie Harper

UWA Medical School

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Older adults present to Emergency Departments (EDs) for treatment after a fall. The aim of this thesis was to establish the evidence base for how allied health Care Coordination Teams (CCT) in EDs could best support these patients. Limited evidence was identified for the provision of services in the ED on reducing the number of older adults who have future falls. However, intervention may impact the rate of falls, extent of fall related injuries and costs to health service providers. A CCT should focus resources on secondary falls prevention.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Celenza, Tony, Supervisor Arendts, Glenn, Supervisor Barton, Annette D., Supervisor, External person
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	7 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/x2fa-qx41
Publication status	Unpublished - 2020

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