ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018
Falls prevention in community care: 10 years on.
Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Program Evaluation and Refinement of the "Safe Functional Home Exercise" Program for Improving Physical Activity in Older People with Dementia Who Receive Home Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Falls and fall-related injuries: prevalence, characteristics, and treatment among participants of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A Scalable Program for Improving Physical Activity in Older People with Dementia Including Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Groups Who Receive Home Support: A Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of falls, incontinence, malnutrition, pain, pressure injury and restraints in home care: A narrative review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Review
- Falls at the Geriatric Hospital Ward in the Context of Risk Factors of Falling Detected in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between falls in elderly and the number of chronic diseases and health-related behaviors based on CHARLS 2018: health status as a mediating variable.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Can Fall Risk Screening and Fall Prevention Advice in Hospital Settings Motivate Older Adult Patients to Take Action to Reduce Fall Risk?Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2021Article
- Mechanography assessment of fall risk in older adults: the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2021Article
- Research on safety in home care for older adults: A bibliometric analysis.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Occupational Therapy and the Use of Technology on Older Adult Fall Prevention: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Development of a fall-risk assessment profile for community-dwelling older adults by using the National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of robotics fall prevention program among elderly in senior housings, Bangkok, Thailand: a quasi-experimental study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Review
- Can community care workers deliver a falls prevention exercise program? A feasibility study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
- Falls among physically active elderly in senior housings, Bangkok, Thailand: situations and perceptions.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundA million older people living in Australia receive community care services each year due to experiencing functional or mental health difficulties. This group may be at greater risk of falling than similar-aged people not receiving services. However, there is limited falls prevention research for this population. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify the falls prevalence rates of older people from 10 Australian community care organizations and compare current falls prevention data to a study 10 years prior that utilized the same 10 organizations. This study also identified factors associated with falling for this population. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis is a cross-sectional descriptive study, in which 5,338 questionnaires were mailed to a random sample of community care recipients aged ≥65 years.
resultsA total of 1,991 questionnaires were returned (37.3%), with 47.7% of respondents having fallen in the previous year, and 32.7% in the month prior to completing the questionnaire, similar to 10 years prior. Community care clients had a 50% higher falls rate than that reported for similar-aged people not receiving services, and this remained unchanged over the last 10 years. Eighty-six per cent of fallers had fallen once or twice, and 60% reported being injured. Thirty-six per cent of respondents reported not being able to get up independently, and only 27.4% of fallers were referred to a falls prevention program (significantly fewer than 10 years ago; 95% CI: 0.821-6.366,
conclusionCommunity care clients should have their falls risk routinely assessed, and at-risk individuals be offered falls prevention advice and referral to fall prevention programs.
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