The Rose-Colored Glasses of Geriatric Fall Patients: Inconsistencies Between Knowledge of Risk Factors for and Actual Causes of Falls
Collins C, Chandra A, Nguyen B, Schultz K, Mathew P, Chen T, Renshaw S, Rose K, Santry H. The Rose-Colored Glasses of Geriatric Fall Patients: Inconsistencies Between Knowledge of Risk Factors for and Actual Causes of Falls. Gerontology And Geriatric Medicine 2020, 6: 2333721420967884. PMID: 33173805, PMCID: PMC7588762, DOI: 10.1177/2333721420967884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFall riskPhysiologic declineImproper footwearGeriatric fall patientsOutpatient geriatric servicesOlder patients' perspectivesHistory of fallsFall patientsInpatient traumaNon-fatal traumaRisk factorsPatients' perceptionsCommon causePatient's perspectiveGeriatric servicesGeneral populationFall educationPatientsOlder adultsFatal injuriesRiskCauseTraumaActual causeFootwear