STUDENTNAME:DATE:
HOME ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH ASSIGNMEN
Description:
Your patient was seen for Initial Evaluation by a PT. You aretreating the patient at his/her home and are concerned aboutthe patient’s home environment due to the patient being atrisk for falls.
1. Watch this video regarding Home Safety Tips:
2. Read APTA Falls PowerPoint (Posted on inWeek 3)
3. Perform a Home Assessment using the followinghttp://www.stopfalls.org/files/ProgramExpansion-Ho… (Posted inWeek 3)
4. Find a relative or friend (client) who may benefit from a home assessment.
5. Write an introductory paragraph to describe the medical history of the client (please do not provide any client’s personal information) and the reason why you decided to complete a home assessment for this client.
6. Based on the Home Assessment, describe in a narrative format the following information related to the six areas mentioned below:
• Identification and description of safety concerns (explain and apply the importance of inspecting the physical environment for safety)
• Recommendations of items to be discussed with PT to address each safety concern with specific environmental modifications in order to reduce risk for falls
The following six areas should be described individually in a paragraph format:
A. Pathways/Entrance to Home
B. Hallways
C. Stairs and Steps
D. Living Room – Family Room
E. Bathrooms
F. Bedrooms
7. In addition:
1. Select ONE research article from a peer-reviewedPhysical Therapy Journal that supports yourrecommendation. Suggested key words for yoursearch may include “physical therapy best practicesfor fall prevention at home”, “home assessment”,“balance”, “fall prevention”, “risk for falls”, “physicaltherapy interventions”, “best practices”,“environmental interventions”.
a. Suggested journals may include PhysicalTherapy, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy,Journal of Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Journalof Sports Physical Therapy, SPINE, etc.) A research article is not a clinical commentary oran editorial review!).
b. Read the article thoroughly.
c. Include in the narrative a summary of the article and your analysis and interpretation of how this research article is clinically relevantand provides evidence to support your clinicaldecision making/recommendation.
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