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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)

  • Taxonomy of Technologies (English)

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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)

    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)

    The Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the Spanish National Health System is implemented within the framework of the Strategy for Addressing Chro ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • 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)

    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)

    The Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the Spanish National Health System is implemented within the framework of the Strategy for Addressing Chro ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario 2011, English)

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

    The purpose of this guideline is to increase all nurses’ & multidisciplinary team’s confidence, knowledge, skills and abilities in the identification ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Guía de buenas prácticas: Prevención de caídas y lesiones derivadas de las personas mayores (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario 2011, Spanish)

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

    The purpose of this guideline is to increase all nurses’ & multidisciplinary team’s confidence, knowledge, skills and abilities in the identification ...

    February 29, 2016 (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
  • Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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

    This document in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (CHUA), addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working a ...

    April 08, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Protocolo: Inmovilización de pacientes y sujeción mecánica (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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

    This document in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (CHUA), addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working a ...

    April 08, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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

    This document in Spanish, provided by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working at hospit ...

    April 08, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

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

    This document provided by the Italian Ministry of Health aims at providing recommendations for the identification and management of patients at high risk ...

    April 07, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Taxonomy of Technologies (English)

    Taxonomy of Technologies (English)

    The FARSEEING consortium has developed a taxonomy of technologies to address the problem of describing, reporting and interpreting interventions that invo ...

    April 07, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Design and implementation of technologies (English guidelines)

    Design and implementation of technologies (English guidelines)

    On the FARSEEING website updated guidelines for design and implementation of technologies are available for downloads. These guidelines target scientists, ...

    April 07, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People (2009) 'Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Community Care'

    Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People (2009) ‘Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Community Care’

    The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is charged with leading and coordinating improvements in the safety and quality of health c ...

    May 28, 2014 (0) Comments
  • How to Guide: Reducing Harm from Falls (English)

    How to Guide: Reducing Harm from Falls (English)

    This is a “How to Guide” produced by the Change Agent Team at the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare, based on work undertaken by me ...

    May 22, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Guidance for exercise in older people at risk of falls (Wales)

    Guidance for exercise in older people at risk of falls (Wales)

    This best practice exercise guidance produced by Public Health Wales for older people at risk of a fall is intended for anyone who works with older people ...

    May 21, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

    Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

    This document is a guideline with tips for adapting the workplace for older people. You can download a pdf of the document here ...

    May 14, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

    Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

    This guide provides help to the elderly in order to select the correct shoes, considering comfort and safety. The guide can be downloaded here ...

    May 12, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Quality in Health (Greek Language)

    Quality in Health (Greek Language)

    This is an online article published in The electronic scientific site "Quality In Health", written by Konstantinos Theologou, Prof. of Aristotle Universit ...

    May 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Patients' Safety (Greek)

    Patients’ Safety (Greek)

    This is an online article by the General Hospital of Attica, Athens Ygeia for the safety of patients, while they are in the Hospital. All the appropriate ...

    May 06, 2014 (0) Comments
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  • Quality in Health (Greek Language)

    Quality in Health (Greek Language)

    This is an online article published in The electronic scientific site "Quality In Health", written by Konstantinos Theologou, Prof. of Aristotle Universit ...

    May 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns - Watch Your Step (English)

    Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Watch Your Step (English)

    Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week in June. In 2011 this week was devoted to "Watch Your S ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

    Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

    This guide provides help to the elderly in order to select the correct shoes, considering comfort and safety. The guide can be downloaded here ...

    May 12, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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

    This document in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (CHUA), addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working a ...

    April 08, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Patients' Safety (Greek)

    Patients’ Safety (Greek)

    This is an online article by the General Hospital of Attica, Athens Ygeia for the safety of patients, while they are in the Hospital. All the appropriate ...

    May 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls Free Plan - self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

    Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

    Age UK have produced a leaflet for older people to self-assess their risk of falls and complete some simple questions that they can take along to their GP ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Preventing Falls - a Patient Guide (German)

    Preventing Falls – a Patient Guide (German)

    This leaflet in German is provided by the University Clinic of Essen and gives recommendations for patients to prevent falls during their stay as an inpat ...

    March 31, 2014 (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
  • NSW Falls Prevention Program (Greek)

    NSW Falls Prevention Program (Greek)

    This is a Greek leaflet about the care of patients in the region of Sydney. Appropriate advices for the patients, what to keep in mind during their hospit ...

    May 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Home Environment and Falls (Dutch)

    Home Environment and Falls (Dutch)

    This leaflet, provided by VeiligheidNL (CSI), addresses professionals in long term care facilities and contains information and tips about home environmen ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Guidelines to prevent and treat osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures (Norwegian)

    Guidelines to prevent and treat osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures (Norwegian)

    These guidelines, published by the Norwegian Directorate of Health, are made to contribute to the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and osteoporoti ...

    February 19, 2014 (0) Comments
  • 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)

    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)

    The Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy of the Spanish National Health System is implemented within the framework of the Strategy for Addressing Chro ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Royal College of Physicians  FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

    Royal College of Physicians FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

    This resource contains the learning from the FallSafe falls prevention project, care bundle information and templates, a falls prevention e-learning cours ...

    April 03, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns - Feet and Falls (English)

    Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Feet and Falls (English)

      Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week in June. In 2010 this week was devoted to "Best ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls and injuries caused by falls (Swedish)

    Falls and injuries caused by falls (Swedish)

    This is a report with guidelines to the prevention of falls. It is published by the Swedish municipalities and county councils (Sveriges Kommuner och Land ...

    March 19, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario 2011, English)

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

    The purpose of this guideline is to increase all nurses’ & multidisciplinary team’s confidence, knowledge, skills and abilities in the identification ...

    February 29, 2016 (0) Comments
  • Fall prevention manual (Norwegian)

    Fall prevention manual (Norwegian)

    This manual describes the development, organization and management of fall prevention exercise groups for older persons in Trondheim, Norway. Details abou ...

    February 03, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns - Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

    Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

    Through local events and national media coverage, Falls Awareness Week offers an opportunity for older people, relatives and carers to find out more about ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
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