JAMA Internal Medicine· 2026Q1
Institutional Fear of Falling—Causes, Consequences, and Cures
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Short summary
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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Key points
- Patient falls are a common problem in healthcare institutions.
- Current fall prevention strategies may cause unintended harm.
- A focus on promoting safe mobility is suggested as an alternative.
- Reframing messaging around fall risk is proposed to improve health outcomes.
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Abstract
This Viewpoint describes the common institutional problem of patient falls, cautions that efforts to prevent them may cause harm, and suggests a focus on safe mobility and a reframing of messaging around fall risk to improve health outcomes.
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