Falls and Fractures
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants in this study must meet the following criteria: 1. Professionals (including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, registered dietitians, care managers, and certified health exercise instructors) who are members of the Japanese Society for Fall Prevention, the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, or the Shizuoka Prefecture Association of Care Managers 2. Individuals with experience in practice or research related to falls and fractures; in the case of registered dietitians, individuals with experience working with the elderly in hospitals, elderly care facilities, or similar settings 3. Full-time employees at their affiliated institutions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who fall into any of the following categories will not be included in this study. 1. Individuals who are not members of the Japanese Society for Fall Prevention, the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, or the Shizuoka Prefecture Association of Care Managers 2. Individuals from whom consent to participate in the study could not be obtained 3. Individuals who are not full-time employees
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Demographics: Age, gender, occupation, affiliated facility (hospital, elderly care facility, community comprehensive support center, home-visit nursing station), years of experience in the field; 2. Key points and definitions regarding fall and fracture prevention; 3. We request an evaluation of the necessity and level of difficulty of developing indicators for each professional group (physicians, nurses, public health nurses, physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists, registered dietitians, care managers, and certified health exercise instructors). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Department of Clinical Nursing