Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative

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Stand Up Be Strong! Evidence-Based Falls
Prevention Kris Gjerde, PT
MN Chapter American Physical Therapy
Association www.mnapta.org 651-635-0046
Co-sponsored by the MN Department of Human
Services
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Stand Up Be Strong! Goals

• Create a community-based system that makes
  assessment of fall risk prevention of falls
  routinely available
• Enable individuals to assess lower body strength
  and related fall risk
• Enable individuals to take action to decrease
  risk or maintain low risk
• Presentation Tues, 8/22, 145, Gooseberry 1

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Stand Up! Development

• Combined the expertise of physical therapists
• Assumptions
• Physical therapists will serve as trainers
  consultants
• Focus community dwelling older adults
• Adults currently perform single repetition of sit
  to stand
• Requirements of screening tool
• Enables self assessment
• Applicable to groups or individuals
• Community based intervention, not medical
• Action steps must allow variation in technique

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June 2006 June 2007

• Adults aged 65 and older
• Risk Score 1662 total Percent
• High 741 45
• Moderate 518 31
• Low 359 22
• Unknown 44 2