Date: Wednesday 5 Nov. 2025

Id 15
Topic Elderly
Speakers Peii Chen USA, Mooyeon Oh-Park USA

In-hospital falls result in significant physical and economic burdens to patients (increased injury and mortality rates, and decreased quality of life) as well as to healthcare organizations (increased lengths of stay, care costs, and litigation). Older adults and stroke survivors are at a high risk of in-hospital falls due to decreased cognitive and motor abilities, such as insufficient allocation of spatial attention, reduced processing speed in stimulus detection and response execution, inefficient gait patterns, and impaired balance mechanisms during standing, walking, or surface transfers. Current in-hospital fall prevention is focused on monitoring and supervision. Fall alarms can alert others that a person has fallen and needs help, or a person may fall and needs to be monitored (e.g., a person trying to get out of bed or room). Some alarm sensors are attached to furniture, and others are wearables that sense changes in the person’s position. In hospital settings, much has been invested in techniques (e.g., colored wrist band to notify hospital state of patients with high fall risks) and technologies (e.g., near fall detectors, 24/7 surveillance cameras installed in patients’ rooms). However, based on the latest Cochrane review and scoping review, there is no method that effectively prevent falls in healthcare facilities or hospital settings.

Chairs Peii Chen, Mooyeon Oh-Park

8H30 INTRODUCTION

8H35 In-Hospital Fall Prevention in Rehabilitation: Current Practices, Lessons from New York, and Future Directions. Mooyeon Oh-Park

9H15 DISCUSSION

9H25 Spatial Neglect and Fall Risk in Stroke Patients: Evidence, Treatment with Prism Adaptation, and Clinical Implications. Peii Chen

10H10 DISCUSSION

10H20 OC ID 466 A Multidomain Approach to Fall Prevention in Elderly Individuals: Risk Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Physical Activity. Angela Palomba

10H25 SUMMARY