Patient Perspectives of an Automated Falls-Risk Screening and Referral Tool in the Emergency Department (ED)
Completed
Conditions studied: Falls-Risk
In brief
The purpose of the overall study to evaluate implementation-related outcomes of a falls-risk clinical decision support (CDS) system using patient electronic health records (EHR) data to automatically screen and identify older adult ED patients at high risk of future falls and allowing ED clinicians to place referral orders to the UW Health Mobility and Falls clinic. This CDS tool has already been implemented at the UWHC ED, and will be additionally implemented at The American Center and Swedish American Hospital EDs (all QI initiatives) over the next two years. This study involves engaging a sample of referred patients from each site to gather their perspectives on the delivery of the referral in the ED, their experiences in making and completing appointments at the Falls Clinic (if applicable), and perceived benefits of the intervention overall.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05846685
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2022-02-22
- Expected to finish
- 2026-02-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-05
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- ED patients identified by the automated system as being high-risk of future falls, and subsequently referred to the UW Health Mobility and Falls Clinic by the ED provider at discharge.
- English-speaking
- Reliable access to a working telephone and can accept incoming phone calls
- For In-person interviews in the ED:
- ED patients age 65 and older in the emergency department for any reason who are identified as likely to be discharged by their clinical team.
You may not qualify if…
- Incarcerated or in police custody
- Lacks capacity to consent
- Unable to hear or speak on the telephone, even with the use of assistive devices
Where it is running
- Swedish American Emergency Department — Rockford, Illinois, United States
- The American Center Emergency Department — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- UWHC Emergency Department — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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