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Differences in Evaluating Fall Risk by Primary Care Provider Type
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8 2020
Source: J Nurse Pract. 16(7):528-532 -
Alternative Title:J Nurse Pract
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Description:This study assessed differences in clinical fall risk assessment of older adults (65+) and clinical resources used by primary care providers (PCP). We used Porter Novelli's 2016 DocStyles survey to examine clinical behavior data from PCPs (n=1128). Compared to other practitioners, nurse practitioners (NP) reported a higher percentage of their patients were older adults. The majority of NPs reported screening for falls risk routinely, but most did not use standardized fall-risk assessments to assess risk factors. There were also differences in the types of clinical resources used by NPs and other PCPs to evaluate the safety profile of medications.
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Pubmed ID:34552448
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8455152
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