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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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  • Otago strength and balance home exercise programme (for older or more frail older people with poor balance and strength but able to stand)

    Otago

    strength and balance home exercise programme (for older or more frail older people with poor balance and strength but able to stand)

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  • FaME strength and balance home exercise programme (for older people who are younger and a bit more active but still need to improve their strength and balance)

    FaME

    strength and balance home exercise programme (for older people who are younger and a bit more active but still need to improve their strength and balance)

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  • Chair based home exercise programme (for older people who are very unstable and need to improve strength in a seated position first before moving onto the Otago programme)

    Chair based

    home exercise programme (for older people who are very unstable and need to improve strength in a seated position first before moving onto the Otago programme)

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  • Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People 2 (Portugese)

    Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People 2 (Portugese)

    This is a freely downloadable Portugese Otago home exercise booklet based on the Otago home exercise programme to prevent falls. Based on the Otago indivi ...

    September 30, 2019 (0) Comments
  • Physical Activity Guidelines for Health of Older People

    Physical Activity Guidelines for Health of Older People

    This document from the UK has been translated into Greek for use by practitioners. It was translated by the Geriatric section of Panhellenic Physiotherapi ...

    April 13, 2018 (0) Comments
  • Getting down to and up from the floor safely (German)

    Getting down to and up from the floor safely (German)

    In this brochure provided by Later Life Training and translated by Rebekka Leonhardt, Karin Kampe and Stefanie Mikolaizak, Physiotherapista at Robert Bosc ...

    April 03, 2018 (0) Comments
  • Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Danish)

    Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Danish)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet based on the seated exercise shown to improve strength and flexibility. It is meant for those older pe ...

    May 15, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    This is a freely downloadable Otago home exercise booklet based on the Otago home exercise programme to prevent falls. Based on the Otago individualised, ...

    May 15, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet for older people to use at home. Based on the FaME Home Exercise Programme (Skelton DA et al. 2005, Ag ...

    May 15, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Danish)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet for older people to use at home. Based on the FaME Home Exercise Programme (Skelton DA et al. 2005, Ag ...

    May 15, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Otago - Power & balance (German)

    Otago – Power & balance (German)

    This information brochure in German was designed to inform our target group and their relatives. This short and simple brochure is widely distributed thro ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • 6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

    6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

    The National Council on Aging has made an info-graphic about taking control of your health. This Greek leaflet includes six steps you can take to prevent ...

    June 28, 2016 (0) Comments
  • ProFouND Factsheets (English)

    ProFouND Factsheets (English)

                  The Falls Intervention Factsheet booklet features a series of Factsheets which summarises the current evi ...

    October 21, 2015 (3) Comments
  • Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

    Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

    This Get Up and Go - leaflet target older persons at risk of falling and contain a 32-page guide to prevent falls. The leaflet is provided by saga.co.uk/f ...

    October 05, 2015 (0) Comments
  • 1st of October 2015 Campaign

    1st of October 2015 Campaign

    The ProFouND 2015 Stay Strong Stay Steady Campaign focuses on active healthy ageing with an intergeneration theme - falls affect everyone - older and youn ...

    October 01, 2015 (1) Comment
  • Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

    Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

    In this brochure provided by Later Life Training and translated by Apostolis Emmanouilidis, Physiotherapist, OEP Leader from the Municipality of Filadelfe ...

    September 25, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

    Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

    In this brochure provided by Later Life Training you will find advice how to get down and up from the floor safely. ...

    September 25, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Brochure “Introduction to falls prevention” (German)

    Brochure “Introduction to falls prevention” (German)

    In this brochure provided by Robert-Bosch-Hospital you will find advice how to improve you steadiness when standing and walking and how to reduce your fal ...

    September 18, 2015 (0) Comments
  • TUMBLES falls prevention booklet

    TUMBLES falls prevention booklet

    Essex’s new TUMBLES falls prevention booklet will be launched across the county in September. The booklet is designed to support patients with self-help i ...

    September 03, 2015 (2) Comments
  • Falls prevention for older people (English)

    Falls prevention for older people (English)

    This info graph on Fall Prevention target older people at risk of falling and professionals working with fall prevention. The info graph is provided by th ...

    June 18, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

    Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

    This leaflet in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses patients admitted to hospitals and their caregivers. ...

    April 08, 2015 (0) Comments
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  • ProFouND Factsheets (English)

    ProFouND Factsheets (English)

                  The Falls Intervention Factsheet booklet features a series of Factsheets which summarises the current evi ...

    October 21, 2015 (3) Comments
  • TUMBLES falls prevention booklet

    TUMBLES falls prevention booklet

    Essex’s new TUMBLES falls prevention booklet will be launched across the county in September. The booklet is designed to support patients with self-help i ...

    September 03, 2015 (2) Comments
  • Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    This is a freely downloadable Dutch for Flemish Speakers Otago home exercise booklet based on the Otago home exercise programme to prevent falls. Based on ...

    February 17, 2014 (1) Comment
  • Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Dutch)

    Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Dutch)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet for older people to use at home. Based on the FaME Home Exercise Programme (Skelton DA et al. 2005, Ag ...

    February 02, 2014 (1) Comment
  • Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Dutch)

    Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Dutch)

    This is a freely downloadable Dutch home exercise booklet based on the seated exercise shown to improve strength and flexibility. It is meant for those ol ...

    February 02, 2014 (1) Comment
  • Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet for older people to use at home. Based on the FaME Home Exercise Programme (Skelton DA et al. 2005, Ag ...

    February 17, 2014 (1) Comment
  • Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Dutch for Flemish Speakers)

    This is a freely downloadable Flemish home exercise booklet based on the seated exercise shown to improve strength and flexibility. It is meant for those ...

    February 17, 2014 (1) Comment
  • 1st of October 2015 Campaign

    1st of October 2015 Campaign

    The ProFouND 2015 Stay Strong Stay Steady Campaign focuses on active healthy ageing with an intergeneration theme - falls affect everyone - older and youn ...

    October 01, 2015 (1) Comment
  • Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Dutch)

    Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Dutch)

    This is a freely downloadable Dutch Otago home exercise booklet based on the Otago home exercise programme to prevent falls. Based on the Otago individual ...

    February 02, 2014 (1) Comment
  • Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Italian)

    Strength and Balance Home Exercise Booklet for Older People (Italian)

    This is a freely downloadable home exercise booklet for older people to use at home. Based on the FaME Home Exercise Programme (Skelton DA et al. 2005, Ag ...

    January 06, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Bone Health Leaflet (German)

    Bone Health Leaflet (German)

    This leaflet in German is provided by the project "Schritt halten - aktiv älter werden in Reutlingen", a population-based intervention to increase physica ...

    January 09, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Otago - Power & balance (German)

    Otago – Power & balance (German)

    This information brochure in German was designed to inform our target group and their relatives. This short and simple brochure is widely distributed thro ...

    April 05, 2017 (0) Comments
  • Strength and balance exercise (Greek)

    Strength and balance exercise (Greek)

    This leaflet addresses older persons and contains instructions as well as exercises to improve muscle strength and balance. The leaflet is provided from t ...

    January 28, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Live safely in everyday life (Swedish)

    Live safely in everyday life (Swedish)

    This is a leaflet published by the Swedish Civil Contingencies (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap - MSB). The leaflet targets the elderly and co ...

    March 20, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Exercise in fall prevention of patients with osteoporosis (Hungarian)

    Exercise in fall prevention of patients with osteoporosis (Hungarian)

    This publication in OSTEOLOGIAI KÖZLEMÉNYEK addresses patients with osteoporosis and contain information about relevant exercises in fall prevention. The ...

    February 03, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Portugese South American)

    Otago Home Exercise Programme Booklet for Older People (Portugese South American)

    This is a freely downloadable Portugese South American Otago home exercise booklet based on the Otago home exercise programme to prevent falls. Based on t ...

    January 29, 2015 (0) Comments
  • Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Italian)

    Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Italian)

    This is a freely downloadable Italian home exercise booklet based on the seated exercise shown to improve strength and flexibility. It is meant for those ...

    February 02, 2014 (0) Comments
  • Información y consejos para promover la actividad física entre las personas mayores (Spanish)

    Información y consejos para promover la actividad física entre las personas mayores (Spanish)

    This is a booklet that promotes physical exercise among the community dwelling elderly, including fall risk factors, fear of falling, fall consequences, r ...

    February 27, 2014 (0) Comments
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