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Falls prevention in community care: 10 years on.
Burton E, Lewin G, O'Connell H, Hill KD. Burton E, et al. Clin Interv Aging. 2018 Feb 12;13:261-269. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S153687. eCollection 2018. Clin Interv Aging. 2018. PMID: 29483772 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: A million older people living in Australia receive community care services each year due to experiencing functional or mental health difficulties. ...PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the falls prevalence rates of older …
BACKGROUND: A million older people living in Australia receive community care services each year due to experien …
Home care clients' participation in fall prevention activities.
Smith J, Lewin G. Smith J, et al. Australas J Ageing. 2008 Mar;27(1):38-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00270.x. Australas J Ageing. 2008. PMID: 18713214
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether home care clients have accessed or been influenced by fall prevention programs. METHODS: Mail survey of 4743 home care clients from several home care agencies. RESULTS: Among the clients, 47.2% completed th …
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether home care clients have accessed or been influenced by fall prevention programs. METHODS: Mail …
Adherence to occupational therapist recommendations for home modifications for falls prevention.
Cumming RG, Thomas M, Szonyi G, Frampton G, Salkeld G, Clemson L. Cumming RG, et al. Am J Occup Ther. 2001 Nov-Dec;55(6):641-8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.55.6.641. Am J Occup Ther. 2001. PMID: 12959228
The only significant predictors of adherence were a belief that home modifications can prevent falls and having help at home from relatives. CONCLUSION: A major barrier to adherence to home modification recommendations is that many older people …
The only significant predictors of adherence were a belief that home modifications can prevent falls and having help at hom …
Difficulties experienced in setting and achieving goals by participants of a falls prevention programme: a mixed-methods evaluation.
Haas R, Mason W, Haines TP. Haas R, et al. Physiother Can. 2014 Fall;66(4):413-22. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2013-30BC. Physiother Can. 2014. PMID: 25922563 Free PMC article.
METHODS: The study used a prospective longitudinal design and a mixed-methods approach to data collection. Study participants were (1) 220 older adults participating in a 15-week combined exercise and education falls prevention programme and (2) 9 practitioners (3 home …
METHODS: The study used a prospective longitudinal design and a mixed-methods approach to data collection. Study participants were (1) 220 …
Home visits by an occupational therapist for assessment and modification of environmental hazards: a randomized trial of falls prevention.
Cumming RG, Thomas M, Szonyi G, Salkeld G, O'Neill E, Westbury C, Frampton G. Cumming RG, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Dec;47(12):1397-402. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01556.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999. PMID: 10591231 Clinical Trial.
INTERVENTION: A home visit by an experienced occupational therapist, who assessed the home for environmental hazards and facilitated any necessary home modifications. ...However, the effect may not be caused by home modifications alone. Home vis …
INTERVENTION: A home visit by an experienced occupational therapist, who assessed the home for environmental hazards and facil …
A pilot study of falls, fear of falling, activity levels and fall prevention actions in older people with polio.
Hill KD, Stinson AT. Hill KD, et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2004 Apr;16(2):126-31. doi: 10.1007/BF03324541. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2004. PMID: 15195987
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Polio survivors are ageing, and reporting new complications including falls. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine the frequency of falls, circumstances surrounding them, and the consequences of falls in older people who have polio; and 2 …
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Polio survivors are ageing, and reporting new complications including falls. The aims of this study were: 1) to …