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Reducing Financial Impact: Community Services to Prevent Falls and Support Older Cancer Survivors

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Reducing Financial Impact: Community Services to Prevent Falls and Support Older Cancer Survivors

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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© 2020 Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy, APTA.
ISSN
2168-3808
eISSN
2381-2427
DOI
10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000222
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/rehabonc by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVJ2toCr/9wZZjwPUWvYES9l2nY+zyylnl33NGMK6MRsx on 10/01/2020 CLINICAL CONVERSATION Reducing Financial Impact: Community Services to Prevent Falls and Support Older Cancer Survivors 1 2 Earllaine Croarkin, PT, MPT ; Jennifer L. Tripken, EdD, CHES Board Certified Neurological Physical Therapist, Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; and Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging, Arlington, VA Cancer is an exceptionally ominous diagnosis—not can help by making survivors aware of free or low-cost only psychologically and physically but also financially. resources in the community and work toward preventing Gilligan et al reported that medical expenditures in almost unnecessary hospital costs, for example, preventing falls. half of those diagnosed with cancer of any site, who are 50 It is fortuitous when these efforts can be met with the help years or older, will likely deplete their assets by the second of one organization. This article briefly explores evidence- year of diagnosis. Average cost of care to the payer for all based fall prevention programs in the community and how cancer sites has been estimated to approach $48 317 during collaborative efforts between the National Council of Ag- the first and again at the last year of

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Rehabilitation OncologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jul 1, 2020

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