title: Impact of lower extremity strengthening exercises and mobility on fall rates in hospitalized adults.
abstract: Preventing falls in acute care hospitals is a major challenge, and achieving positive outcomes has remained elusive. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of lower extremity strengthening exercises and mobility on fall rates and fall rates with injury. A nonequivalent control group design was used. Subjects on the intervention unit received targeted lower extremity strengthening exercises and ambulation using a nurse-driven mobility protocol; subjects on the control unit received ambulation alone. One assisted fall occurred on the intervention unit.
authors.affiliation: The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. cpadula@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Padula
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Disano
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reppucci
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forloney
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000502:physiology*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking