Assessment and management of fall risk in primary care settings
EA Phelan, JE Mahoney, JC Voit… - Medical Clinics, 2015 - medical.theclinics.com
Falls occur more often with advancing age. Each year, approximately 30% to 40% of people
aged 65 years and older who live in the community fall. 1 Roughly half of all falls Disclaimer …
aged 65 years and older who live in the community fall. 1 Roughly half of all falls Disclaimer …
Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendations
This systematic review update includes 54 randomised controlled trials and confirms that
exercise as a single intervention can prevent falls (pooled rate ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.77 …
exercise as a single intervention can prevent falls (pooled rate ratio 0.84, 95% CI 0.77 …
[HTML][HTML] The person-based approach to intervention development: application to digital health-related behavior change interventions
This paper describes an approach that we have evolved for developing successful digital
interventions to help people manage their health or illness. We refer to this as the “person …
interventions to help people manage their health or illness. We refer to this as the “person …
Adherence to technology-based exercise programs in older adults: a systematic review
T Valenzuela, Y Okubo, A Woodbury… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Exercise participation and adherence in older people is often low.
The integration of technology-based exercise programs may have a positive effect on …
The integration of technology-based exercise programs may have a positive effect on …
Demonstrating the validity of qualitative research
L Yardley - The journal of positive psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Most qualitative research had its origins in philosophical traditions such as phenomenology,
pragmatism, and constructivism, which argue that all the knowledge that we can obtain (both …
pragmatism, and constructivism, which argue that all the knowledge that we can obtain (both …
Traumatic brain injury in older adults: characteristics, causes and consequences
INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury is of particular concern in the older population. We
aimed to examine the trends in hospitalisations, causes and consequences of TBI in older …
aimed to examine the trends in hospitalisations, causes and consequences of TBI in older …
Older adults' perceptions of technologies aimed at falls prevention, detection or monitoring: a systematic review
Background Over recent years a number of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) have emerged aiming at falls prevention, falls detection and alarms for use in case of …
(ICTs) have emerged aiming at falls prevention, falls detection and alarms for use in case of …
Older people's participation in and engagement with falls prevention interventions in community settings: an augment to the Cochrane systematic review
SR Nyman, CR Victor - Age and ageing, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background: randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of fall prevention conducted in community
settings have recently been systematically reviewed. Objective: to augment this review by …
settings have recently been systematically reviewed. Objective: to augment this review by …
Inability to get up after falling, subsequent time on floor, and summoning help: prospective cohort study in people over 90
J Fleming, C Brayne - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objectives To describe the incidence and extent of lying on the floor for a long time after
being unable to get up from a fall among people aged over 90; to explore their use of call …
being unable to get up from a fall among people aged over 90; to explore their use of call …
Long‐term effects of three multicomponent exercise interventions on physical performance and fall‐related psychological outcomes in community‐dwelling older …
E Freiberger, L Häberle, WW Spirduso… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the long‐term effects of three strength and balance exercise
interventions on physical performance, fall‐related psychological outcomes, and falls in …
interventions on physical performance, fall‐related psychological outcomes, and falls in …