Qualitative Comparative Analysis of exercise interventions for fall prevention in residential aged care facilities

J Suen, R Dawson, D Kneale, W Kwok, C Sherrington… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Exercise interventions are highly effective at preventing falls in older people
living in the community. In residential aged care facilities (RACFs), however, the evidence …

Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Spain: a ten-year analysis of trend of clinical and demographic characteristics

A Barriga-Martín, P Pérez-Ruiz… - The Journal of Spinal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Context The study of epidemiological changes of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is
needed due to its highly variable incidence. Objective To determine the incidence of TSCI in …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise and sports science Australia updated position statement on exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community

A Tiedemann, DL Sturnieks, E Burton, JM Thom… - Journal of Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Falls affect a significant number of older Australians and present a major
challenge to health care providers and health systems with over 380 older Australians …

Hospitalisations and emergency department presentations by older individuals accessing long-term aged care in Australia

SL Harrison, C Lang, TC Eshetie, M Crotty… - Australian Health …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Objective The study examined emergency department (ED) presentations, unplanned
hospitalisations and potentially preventable hospitalisations in older people receiving long …

Balancing the Evidence on Exercise for Falls Prevention in Long-term Care

JA Hewitt - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2024 - jamda.com
A dramatic increase in life expectancy ranks as one of society's greatest achievements.
However, as populations age, falls are an increasing public health issue. Older people aged …

Developing and evaluating a fall prevention exercise programme for older adults living in Aged Residential Care

E Binns - 2024 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
Introduction Falls in aged residential care (ARC) pose a major health problem with up to
70% of residents falling each year. Whilst there is strong evidence for effective falls …