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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Posted by oliviaschaff
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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Posted by macchsl
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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Leave a Comment » | Falling, IT, Volume 7 Issue 10 | Tagged: Acute care, community, fall detection system, falls prevention tool, health information technology, Nanotechnology, older people | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
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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Leave a Comment » | 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 | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
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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Posted by macchsl
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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Leave a Comment » | Falling, Systematic Reviews, Volume 7 Issue 6 | Tagged: community, Falls prevention programme, older people, outdoor falls, systematic review | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
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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Leave a Comment » | 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 | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
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
Leave a Comment » | falls prevention, Volume 7 issue 3 | Tagged: best practice, commissioning, falls prevention, guidelines, older people, Public Health England | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
19/12/2016
Source: Gait & posture, 2017, Vol 51 p. 275-280
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Date of publication: January 2017
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Carrying out motor tasks successfully means a person’s perception of their physical abilities must be integrated with a perception of the task itself. Geriatric decline in physical and cognitive abilities may lead to misjudgements and possibly errors leading to loss of balance. This study aimed to quantify how much older adults misjudge their actual gait ability. Better abilities did not appear to be associated with better judgement – in fact, a range of misjudgements showed. This could provide insight into the interplay between cognition and physical abilities, and add value towards fall prevention and promotion of healthy ageing.
Length of publication: 5 pages
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Leave a Comment » | falls prevention, Volume 6 Issue 12 | Tagged: balance, community, falls prevention, Falls prevention training, falls risk, gait ability, healthy ageing, Motor functions, older people, Patient Safety, perception | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
17/11/2016
Source: International Journal of Gerontology, 2016, online
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Date of publication: October 2016
Publicati0n type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Fall and fracture risks are higher for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) than for older adults without dementia. This study investigated AD relating to hospitalization due to fall-related bone fracture in elderly Chinese patients. The proportion of patients in the AD group hospitalized because of fall-related bone fracture was significantly higher than in the control group. AD may increase the incidence of hospitalization due to falls and bone fracture. Our findings suggest that preventing falls in AD patients may reduce the number of hospitalized AD patients.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Posted by macchsl
15/08/2016
Source: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2016, Volume 67 p. 46-54
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Date of publication: November-December 2016
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls are common in older people in the UK and NHS costs associated with these falls are high. Systematic reviews suggest that home exercise and group-based interventions focusing on progressively challenging balance and increasing strength, can reduce up to 42% of falls in those with a history. ProAct65+ was a large RCT which investigated the effectiveness of a home exercise programme and a group-based exercise programme compared to usual care. Home exercise appeared less effective than group exercise, but the latter also became less effective after 24 months if the exercise did not continue.
Length of publication: 8 pages
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Posted by macchsl
21/06/2016
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2016, online
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Date of publication: May 2016
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: This study explored the walking strategy by monitoring the characteristics of centre of pressure (COP) of gait in the elderly with type2 diabetes. It puts forward the walking strategy according to the abnormal COP trajectory. Since elderly people with diabetes have a high risk of falling, the rehabilitation nursing should be strengthened to include the training of enhancing proprioception to prevent these patients with type 2 diabetes from falling.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Leave a Comment » | falls prevention, Patient Falls, volume 6 issue 6 | Tagged: balance, Centre of pressure, Diabetes, falls prevention, Falls risk assessment, Motor functions, older people, research | Permalink
Posted by macchsl
21/06/2016
Source: European Geriatric Medicine, 2016, online
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Date of publication: May 2016
Publiaction type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Prevention of fragility fractures in older people has become a public health priority, although the most appropriate and cost-effective strategy remains unclear. In the present statement, the Interest group on falls and fracture prevention of the European union geriatric medicine society (EUGMS), outlines its views on the main points in the current debate in relation to the primary and secondary prevention of falls, the diagnosis and treatment of bone fragility, and the place of combined falls and fracture liaison services for fracture prevention in older people.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Posted by macchsl
21/06/2016
Source: International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2016, Vol 54 p. 131-138
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Date of Publication: July 2016
Publication type:Journal article
In a nutshell: Falls pose an important problem for older adults. Balance training is one of the main prevention strategies, but there is a lack of objective measurement methods that would allow the effectiveness of the treatments employed to be assessed. This study aimed to analyse the relationship between posturographic parameters and risk factors associated with falling, including the fear of falling (FoF). Posturography can be used as an assessment tool to analyse the effects of those treatments aimed at preventing falls.
Length of publication: 7 pages
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