Feasibility of the Transport PLUS intervention to improve the transitions of care for patients transported home by ambulance: a non-randomized pilot study

Table 3 Hazard removal upon follow-up phone call

	Clutter	Throw rugs	Carpet frayed, torn, or folded	Wires or cords as fall hazard	Poor lighting poses fall hazard	Nightlights absent	Low toilet	Lack of grab bars	Lack of nonslip bath mat	High reach for supplies	Walkway fall hazard	Total
Removals	11	17	6	13	14	13	20	38	30	25	13	200
Hazard remains present	8	22	15	30	52	58	13	55	29	17	6	305
Hazard denial	9	20	14	35	27	36	16	68	16	9	9	259
Refused to answer	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	24	21	236
Percent of removals among hazards acknowledged	58%	44%	29%	30%	21%	18%	61%	41%	51%	60%	68%	40%

ISSN: 2055-5784