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

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: August 14, 2015
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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. Μic ...

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 originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy Is ...

August 14, 2015
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Comparative study of occurrence of depression in the third age in closed and open structures of elderly care according to the Hamilton depression Scale

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: August 14, 2015
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Comparative study of occurrence of depression in the third age in closed and open structures of elderly care according to the Hamilton depression Scale

This paper (in Greek) is written by Mrs G. Zintrou RN, G. Vasilopoulou, RN, Ch.Vakali, RN, Lecturer Mrs G ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by Mrs G. Zintrou RN, G. Vasilopoulou, RN, Ch.Vakali, RN, Lecturer Mrs G. Gerogianni, Assistant Prof E. Kaba and Associate Prof F. Babatsikou and published originally ...

August 14, 2015
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Low-Energy Hip Fractures; Special Considerations Regarding Physical Therapy Intervention

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: August 14, 2015
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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 publi ...

This article (in Greek) is written by physiotherapists S. Stasi, K. Krasoulis, G. Papathanasiou. It published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy Issues (Vol 7_ (3)_83-92 2011). It presents t ...

August 14, 2015
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FRAT-UP: A web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community

Posted by Helen Hawley-Hague
|Date: May 28, 2015
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FRAT-UP: A web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community

FRAT-up is a web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community. ...

FRAT-up is a web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community. FRAT-up is based on the assumption that a subject’s fall risk is given by the contribution of ...

May 28, 2015
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Effective exercise for home-dwelling older people (German paper)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: March 06, 2015
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Effective exercise for home-dwelling older people (German paper)

This paper provided by the Sicheres Vorarlberg (Unfällen vorbeugen - gesund leben) explain the effect of ...

This paper provided by the Sicheres Vorarlberg (Unfällen vorbeugen - gesund leben) explain the effect of the Otago program for community dwelling older people and targets professionals working with fa ...

March 06, 2015
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Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 29, 2015
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Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Eleni Katsakiori, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Prof M Mi ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Eleni Katsakiori, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Prof M Michalopoulou, and Ass Prof V Gourgoulis and published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiothera ...

January 29, 2015
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Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 16, 2015
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Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

The Stuttgarter Sportkongress provide three summaries from workshops held at this conference. The first a ...

The Stuttgarter Sportkongress provide three summaries from workshops held at this conference. The first and the second describes dual task and balance exercises for older people, the third is an overv ...

January 16, 2015
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The Aging «Phenomenon» In Greece and the future handling of the health system

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: December 19, 2014
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The Aging «Phenomenon» In Greece and the future handling of the health system

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mr John Marmaras and Mrs Evagelia Kentrou and publish ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mr John Marmaras and Mrs Evagelia Kentrou and published originally in a Greek journal, Physikotherapia (Vol 14 (2): 109:116, 2011). It presents the ...

December 19, 2014
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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: June 11, 2014
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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 bedrail ...

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 prevailing orthodoxy that bedrails are harmful a ...

June 11, 2014
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The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: June 11, 2014
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The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of two interventions at preventing further fal ...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of two interventions at preventing further falls in recurrent fallers. One intervention was based in primary care and the other in secondary ...

June 11, 2014
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: June 11, 2014
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

Background: STRATIFY is a prediction tool developed for use in for hospital inpatients. It has been widel ...

Background: STRATIFY is a prediction tool developed for use in for hospital inpatients. It has been widely used as part of hospital fall prevention plans, but it is not clear how effective its operati ...

June 11, 2014
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Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: June 11, 2014
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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 r ...

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

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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)

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

Comparative study of occurrence of depression in the third age in closed and open structures of elderly care according to the Hamilton depression Scale

Comparative study of occurrence of depression in the third age in closed and open structures of elderly care according to the Hamilton depression Scale

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

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

FRAT-UP: A web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community

FRAT-UP: A web-based tool for evaluating the fall risk of people aged 65 or up living in the community

Effective exercise for home-dwelling older people (German paper)

Effective exercise for home-dwelling older people (German paper)

Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

The Aging «Phenomenon» In Greece and the future handling of the health system

The Aging «Phenomenon» In Greece and the future handling of the health system

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

The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

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