Horizon Scanning Falls Prevention Bulletin Volume 4 Issue 4

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Twelve month follow-up of an Australian falls prevention programme

Source: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2014, Vol 58 no 2 p. 283-292

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Date of publication: March/April 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Randomised trials have shown that fall prevention programmes are effective in reducing falls in older adults, but the impact of these programmes need to be studied in real-life settings. This study aimed to examine the impact of a sustained programme of activities and find out what benefits had been reported. Benefits in joint flexibility, mobility and balance and enjoyment were reported. However, recall of certain parts of the programme such as the educational component and behavioural training were minimal.

Length of publication: 9 pages

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Community pharmacists in Doncaster commissioned to provide falls prevention service

Source: ProFaNE website

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Date of publication: February 2014

Publication type: Website news article

In a nutshell: Doncaster CCG have commissioned community pharmacists to provide a falls prevention service, in a move hoped to spread nationally. The pharmacists are being paid £10 per intervention targeting over 65s in the borough who are taking multiple medicines and may be at risk of a fall. It is hoped that this will ease winter pressures on the NHS.

Length of publication: 1 page

NICE consultation on social care includes recommendation on falls

Source: ProFaNE website

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Date of publication: February 2014

Publication type: Website news article

In a nutshell: New NICE quality standards and guidance to improve social care have been published, which contain recommendations on falls in older people and how they can regain independence afterwards.

Length of publication: 1 page

Anti-hypertensives are associated with falls in elderly people

Source: BMJ, 25th February 2014

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Date of publication: February 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: People aged over 70 who are on drugs for high blood pressure appear to be at a higher risk of injuries after falls than those who are not being treated, especially if they have had a previous fall.

Length of publication: 1 page

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Impaired standing balance: the clinical need for closing the loop

Source: Neuroscience, online 6 March 2014

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Date of publication: March 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Maintaining physical balance requires the sensory, nervous and motor systems to all work together within the body, mutually affecting each other in a closed loop. Aging deteriorates these systems and can impair balance which can in turn lead to falls.

Length of publication: 1 page

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Postoperative prevention of falls in older adults with fragility fractures

Source: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

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Date of publication: 14th March 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: A comprehensive falls prevention plan should be established in postfracture patients. This plan should be
multicomponent and directed to correct as many risk factors as possible.

Length of publication: unknown, article in press

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Falls among the elderly : multi-factorial community-based falls-prevention programs

Source: Journal of Aging Science

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Date of publication: March 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: The editorial discusses relevant public health research literature  on falls prevention efforts among
community-dwelling older adults that might assist in efforts to reduce mobility problems that arise due to falls among the elderly.

Length of publication: 4 pages

 

Implementation of evidence-based falls prevention in clinical services for high-risk clients

Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

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Date of publication: 24th March 2014

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell:  This article investigates falls prevention practice among Hospital Admission Risk Programs (HARP) that provide and coordinate specialized health care
for people at high risk of hospitalization.

Length of publication: 5 pages

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