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J Bezon

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PubMed1998

Selecting outcomes tools in geropsychiatric home care.

Mental health services are rapidly shifting from acute-based care to community-based care. More adults over the age of 65 years are being treated in the home or community for chronic mental illness. As care moves to the community, funding and regulatory sources are demanding a greater focus on measuring quality of care by assessing and evaluating outcomes. This article outlines the selection of outcome assessment instruments used in geropsychiatric home care.

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Nursing outcome indicator: preventing falls for elderly people.

Falls among elderly people living in the community are costly for all concerned in both monetary terms and quality of life. Faculty and students in a nurse-managed clinic in partnership with elderly residents of a public housing unit were able to reduce the number of falls from 30% to 3%. Falls were reduced through a preventive plan that included assessment of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that cause falling and interventions for these recognized risk factors.

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