title: Assessing readiness to change of a high fall risk patient: a case report.
abstract: The case report discusses a patient with an extensive history offalls living in the community. The patient's medical record was analyzed and an informal interview was conducted with the patient to provide an overview of his care provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program from June 2008 to February 2011. The report will also apply the transtheoretical model of behavioral change to discuss the behavior change process of a high fall risk patient. Applying this model to the high fall risk population may assist with decreasing the frustration of clinicians and caregivers, as it acknowledges the "smaller gains" with fall prevention.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs, National Center for Patient Safety-Patient Safety Fellowship, White River Junction VA Medical Center, VT 05009, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neily
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coutermarsh
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gates-Cantrell
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002386:Cataract; D015897:Comorbidity; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies; D006333:Heart Failure; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D009765:Obesity; D058014:Veterans Health