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Patient Perspectives of an Automated Falls-Risk Screening and Referral Tool in the Emergency Department (ED)

NCT05846685 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 174

Last updated 2026-02-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Falls-Risk

Interventions

OTHER

Patient Phone Interviews

Collecting perceptions about automated falls-risk screening and referral tool

OTHER

Patient In Person Interviews

Interviews will be aimed at collecting patient input necessary to adapt the design of the intervention at these sites.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian W Patterson, MD, MPH · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-22
Primary Completion
2026-02-28
Completion
2026-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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