18/06/2018
Source: Pilot feasibility Studies
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Date of publication: 1 May 2018
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: This study sought to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and likely impact of a yoga-based program aimed at improving balance and mobility for older residents in urban India.
Length of publication: 7 pages
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Volume 8 Issue 5 | Tagged: falls prevention, mixed methods evaluation, older people, Yoga |
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18/01/2018
Source: Journal of Biomechanics, 2017, online
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Date of publication: December 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Reduced foot clearance when walking may increase the risk of trips and falls in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Changes in foot clearance in PD are likely to be associated with temporal-spatial characteristics of gait such as walking slowly which evokes alterations in the temporal-spatial control of stepping patterns. Enhancing the understanding of the temporal-spatial determinants of foot clearance may inform the design of falls prevention therapies. Results suggest step length is the primary determinant of MTC regardless of pathology. Interventions that focus on increasing step length may help to reduce the risk of trips and falls during gait, however, clinical trials are required for robust evaluation.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Falling, Patient Falls, Volume 8 Issue 1 | Tagged: falls risk, foot clearance, gait, older people, Parkinsons disease, Patient Safety |
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19/12/2017
Source: Gait & Posture, 2018, Vol 59 p. 40-45
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Date of publication: January 2018
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations, with older adults at an increased risk. As humans age, physical changes and health conditions make falls more likely. The body reflexively responds to prevent injury during a fall, though little is known of the perception of this response. Younger and older people were compared for their perceptions of time during a fall: older people’s fall perception was found to be nearly twice as slow. It is possible that such age-related differences in fall perception may relate to increased falls rates in older adults.
Length of publication: 5 pages
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Falling, Volume 7 Issue 12 | Tagged: comparison, elderly people, falls awareness, older people, perception, risk factors, younger people |
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20/11/2017
Source: World Health Organization
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Date of publication: 2017
Publication type: Guideline
In a nutshell: The recommendations provided here on integrated care for older people (ICOPE) offer evidence-based guidance to health care providers on the appropriate approaches at the community level to detect and manage important declines in physical and mental capacities, and to deliver interventions in support of caregivers. These standards can act as the basis for national guidelines and for the inclusion of older people’s health care in primary care programmes, using a person-centred and integrated approach.
Length of publication: 60 pages
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Volume 7 Issue 11 | Tagged: community care, falls, guidelines, older people |
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17/10/2017
Source: PLOSOne
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Date of publication: 14th September 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: There is some evidence that home safety assessment and modification (HSAM) is effective in reducing falls in older people. But there are various knowledge gaps, including around cost-effectiveness and also the impacts at a health district-level.
Length of publication: 16 pages
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Volume 7 Issue 10 | Tagged: accidental falls, home hazard management, older people |
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17/10/2017
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2017, Online
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Date of publication: September 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls are a major cause of injury and disability in older people, and can lead to various health and social consequences. Accurately understanding and identifying a person’s fall risk is needed to design and provide individual prevention measures, but current fall-risk models are weak compared to risk models for other specialities. Current models, for example, consider risk factors to be stable over time, not reflecting real-life experience. This study therefore posits a dynamic fall-risk model linking time and context. This may lead to the development of new fall prevention interventions.
Length of publication: 1 page
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falls prevention, Volume 7 Issue 10 | Tagged: dynamic fall-risk model, fall risk models, falls prevention, falls risk, Falls risk assessment, intervention, older people, research, risk factors |
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17/10/2017
Source: Nano Energy, 2017, Vol. 41 p. 139-147
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Date of publication: November 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Fall detection is becoming more important as the number of older people in society increases. People may fall at home where there is little timely help available, and falls themselves can cause injuries. Most fall detection technologies are inconvenient to wear, and visual or movement-based ones can be expensive and difficult to install. This study proposes a falls-detection system based on a pressure-sensing triboelectric nanogenerator array, which is cost-effective and ambient-based. It achieves a classification accuracy of 95.75% in identifying actual falls, and can be immediately installed due to low costs.
Length of publication: 8 pages
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Falling, IT, Volume 7 Issue 10 | Tagged: Acute care, community, fall detection system, falls prevention tool, health information technology, Nanotechnology, older people |
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15/09/2017
Source: Nursing Clinics of North America, 2017, Volume 52 no 3 p. 489-497
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Date of publication: September 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls in older adults are the leading cause of injuries, and community-dwelling older adults should have an annual fall risk screening/assessment. This article looks at both clinical and community-based strategies from several different evidence-based programs to raise awareness in older adults in the community about falls, about increasing strength and balance, and to address the fear of falling.
Length of publication: 8 pages
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Falling, Volume 7 Issue 9 | Tagged: Acute care, balance, community, community dwelling older adults, falls awareness, Falls risk assessment, Fear of falling, older people, risk factors |
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15/09/2017
Source: Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
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Date of publication: September 2017
Publication type: News article
In a nutshell: Public Health England has published a resource pack to accompany its falls and fracture consensus statement: supporting commissioning through prevention, published in January; the statement was developed by member organisations of the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG) with Agile, the older people’s physiotherapy network, representing the CSP.
Length of publication: 1 page
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falls prevention, Volume 7 Issue 9 | Tagged: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, CSP, falls prevention, falls prevention tool, National Falls prevention Coordination Group, older people, resource pack |
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16/06/2017
Source: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2017, Vol 72 p. 19-24
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Date of publication: September-October 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls prevention has been well-studied, but the focus is usually on indoor falls rather than outdoor. Older adults’ knowledge of outdoor risk factors and fall prevention practices have not been examined. This study sought to fill that gap and inform the development of a prevention program by exploring experiences of older adults.
Length of publication: 5 pages
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Falling, Systematic Reviews, Volume 7 Issue 6 | Tagged: community, Falls prevention programme, older people, outdoor falls, systematic review |
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16/06/2017
Source: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2017, Vol 106 p. 10-25
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Date of publication: October 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: A sedentary lifestyle and low levels of physical activity are major factors in fall risk for older adults. ICT-based interventions could possibly counteract the risk for this group, as studies show that such interventions significantly reduce it. However, this population is heterogeneous, and several factors (such as gender, age, fitness and others) may influence the use of these systems. This study analyses the iStoppFalls system, testing effectiveness and usage indicators, among other things.
Length of publication: 15 pages
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falls prevention, IT, Volume 7 Issue 6 | Tagged: community dwelling older adults, computer games, falls prevention, falls prevention tool, falls risk, health information technology, ICT, older people, study |
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17/03/2017
Source: Government website, 2017
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Date of publication: January 2017
Publication type: Guidance
In a nutshell: Public Health England have published new guidance on falls and fractures around supporting commissioning for prevention. It outlines approaches to interventions and activities helping to prevent falls and fractures to improve health outcomes for older people
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falls prevention, Volume 7 issue 3 | Tagged: best practice, commissioning, falls prevention, guidelines, older people, Public Health England |
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