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  • Documento de consenso sobre la prevención de fragilidad y caídas en la persona mayor (Estrategia de promoción de la salud y prevención en el SNS, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad 2014, Spanish)

  • Consensus document on frailty and falls prevention among the elderly (The Prevention and health promotion strategy of the Spanish NHS – Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality 2014, English)

  • Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, English)

  • Guía de buenas prácticas: Prevención de caídas y lesiones derivadas de las personas mayores (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, Spanish)

  • Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

  • Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

  • Protocolo: Inmovilización de pacientes y sujeción mecánica (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

  • Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

  • Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

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  • Active up until old age (German)

    Active up until old age (German)

    This newspaper article in German was published in "Arzt im Ländle", a magazine for physicians in Vorarlberg brought out by the medical association. An eas ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Staying mobile in old age (German)

    Staying mobile in old age (German)

    This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper in Vorarlberg, just before the start of the progra ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement Public Health England

    Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement Public Health England

    The National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG) is made up of organisations involved in the prevention of falls, care for falls-related injuries ...

    February 06, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

    Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

    This is an PDF of an article in The European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) which is a part of EuropeActive. The article is about the Otago St ...

    April 19, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Falls Efficacy Scale-International Arabic (FES-I (Ar))

    Falls Efficacy Scale-International Arabic (FES-I (Ar))

    This is the valid and reliable Arabic version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International. Translated into Arabic by and published with approval by Dr. Hade ...

    March 14, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

    Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

    This article by Hadeel Halaweh and colleagues is the results from a cross cultural adaptation study. The FES-I was translated into Arabic FES-I (Ar) based ...

    March 14, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

    Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

    This paper (in Hungarian) is written by physiotherapist Mrs L. Meszaros and published in HIPPOCRATES  VI/1 2004. January – February. It presents the work ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

    Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

    This is a methodological review article on fall prevention technologies. The article can be downloaded here. Abstract: In recent years, an ever increasing ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

    Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

    Two of the latest articles in Sports Medicine focus on exercise for health in older adults. One article by Urs Granacher and Tibor Hortobágyi focus on exe ...

    December 02, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Fall toolkit

    Fall toolkit

    This fall toolkit, developed by Ontario Injury Prevention Centre, provides a sampling of resources available on fall prevention, but it is not an exhausti ...

    November 22, 2015 (0) Comments
  • First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

    First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

    This first-ever National Audit for Inpatient Falls published by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) 14 October 2015, reviews how well ho ...

    October 23, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Otago Home Exercise Manual for Professionals (Swedish)

    Otago Home Exercise Manual for Professionals (Swedish)

    The Otago Home Exercise Programme is one of the most well known falls prevention exercise programmes. The authors of the original research published a Man ...

    October 14, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Home modifications –HIPI study

    Home modifications –HIPI study

    In this paper Keall et al. (2015) present the HIPI study, where home modifications are at focus. This is a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled tri ...

    September 03, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

    Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

    In this paper Anne-Marie Hill et al. (2015) present a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial where education programmes in hospital ...

    September 03, 2015 (0) Comments
  • ProFouND Falls Awareness Campaign Ideas Pack 2014

    ProFouND Falls Awareness Campaign Ideas Pack 2014

    ProFouND works closely with the EIP AHA A2 to Disseminate good practice in falls prevention. As part of this commitment, the ProFouND Falls Prevention Cam ...

    August 31, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

    Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

    This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Prof M. Michalopoulou, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Mrs V. Zisi, M. Ventouri, Th.Kourtessis and P. Malliou an ...

    August 21, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

    Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

    “Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines” is a rapid response report containing a referen ...

    August 20, 2015 (0) Comments
  • The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

    The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

    This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs E. Lamprou and Ass Prof G. Petta and published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy Issues ...

    August 14, 2015 (0) Comments
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  • Fall prevention in the Municipality (Norway)

    Fall prevention in the Municipality (Norway)

    This report provided by the Norwegian Directorate of health addresses municipalities in Norway and contains information about fall prevention strategies. ...

    February 03, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

    Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

    This is an PDF of an article in The European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) which is a part of EuropeActive. The article is about the Otago St ...

    April 19, 2016 (0) Comments
  • The impact of fear of falling, falls and gender of the quality of life in elderly people

    The impact of fear of falling, falls and gender of the quality of life in elderly people

    This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Ms A. Zarkou, Ass Prof N. Αggelousis, Ass Prof M. Μichalopoulou and Prof S. Tokmakidis and published o ...

    August 14, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

    Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

    Objective: to evaluate the impact of a staff-oriented intervention on the number of accidental falls in residents with and without cognitive impairment. D ...

    June 11, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

    Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

    In this paper Anne-Marie Hill et al. (2015) present a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial where education programmes in hospital ...

    September 03, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

    Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

    This leaflet, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and modify the home hazards for high risk of falls. ...

    January 31, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement Public Health England

    Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement Public Health England

    The National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG) is made up of organisations involved in the prevention of falls, care for falls-related injuries ...

    February 06, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Active up until old age (German)

    Active up until old age (German)

    This newspaper article in German was published in "Arzt im Ländle", a magazine for physicians in Vorarlberg brought out by the medical association. An eas ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Low-Energy Hip Fractures; Special Considerations Regarding Physical Therapy Intervention

    Low-Energy Hip Fractures; Special Considerations Regarding Physical Therapy Intervention

    This article (in Greek) is written by physiotherapists S. Stasi, K. Krasoulis, G. Papathanasiou. It published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy ...

    August 14, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

    Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

    Objectives: to compare the use of two falls risk-identification tools (Downton and STRATIFY) with clinical judgment (based upon the observation of wanderi ...

    June 11, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Home modifications –HIPI study

    Home modifications –HIPI study

    In this paper Keall et al. (2015) present the HIPI study, where home modifications are at focus. This is a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled tri ...

    September 03, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Article on exercise programs (Greek)

    Article on exercise programs (Greek)

    This is an article from the Department of Physical Education & Sport Science at the University of Thessaly in Greece. The article describes how exerci ...

    January 31, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Staying mobile in old age (German)

    Staying mobile in old age (German)

    This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper in Vorarlberg, just before the start of the progra ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

    The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

    Background: around one-fourth of all falls in healthcare settings are falls from bed. The role of bedrails in falls prevention is controversial, with a pr ...

    June 11, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Fall related problems in the elderly: origins and prevention through exercise

    Fall related problems in the elderly: origins and prevention through exercise

    This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist G. Skondras and V. Hatzitaki and published originally in a Greek Electronic Journal, Inquiries in Spor ...

    August 14, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

    Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

    Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in ol ...

    June 11, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Fall toolkit

    Fall toolkit

    This fall toolkit, developed by Ontario Injury Prevention Centre, provides a sampling of resources available on fall prevention, but it is not an exhausti ...

    November 22, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Vision and falls - information for professionals (English)

    Vision and falls – information for professionals (English)

    This report, by the College of Optometrists (UK) covers the background on vision and falls and gives recommendations for good practice. [profound_approved ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
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