Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice

This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to guide the development and application of research evidence on fracture prevention in older adults. Knowledge translation activities highlighted fractures as a significant source of morbidity in LTC, significant gaps in fracture risk assessment and treatment, and barriers and facilitators to guideline implementation.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandra Papaioannou, George Ioannidis, Caitlin McArthur, Loretta M. Hillier, Sid Feldman, Lora Giangregorio, Susan Jaglal, Ravi Jain, Mary-Lou Van der Horst, Jonathan Adachi Tags: Special Article Source Type: research