Submission Date
8-6-2023
Document Type
Entry Level Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
First Mentor
Stephen Pearce, OTR/L
Abstract
Falls and vision impairments are common areas of concern for many adult and geriatric individuals currently residing in inpatient rehabilitation facilities. While most facilities have a fall prevention program in place, many are inadequate at determining a patients true fall risk and reducing the number of falls sustained by these populations. Through the creation and consistent implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention and vision therapy program via screenings, assessments and patient specific interventions the number of falls sustained by these populations within an inpatient rehab facility was reduced over a three month period compared the three months prior to the project.
NSUWorks Citation
James P. Ryan. 2023. Fall Prevention & Vision Therapy Program for Inpatient Rehab. Capstone. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (109)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_capstone/109.