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JAMA Internal Medicine· 2026Q1

Institutional Fear of Falling—Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Hanne Dolan, Terry P. Haines, Ronald I. Shorr

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Patient falls in healthcare institutions are often exacerbated by fear-based prevention strategies that can paradoxically increase harm; a shift to promoting safe mobility and reframing fall risk messaging is proposed to improve outcomes.

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