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

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: May 21, 2014
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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 i ...

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. It contains information that gives a clear b ...

May 21, 2014
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“Schritt halten” – Information portal

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: May 08, 2014
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“Schritt halten” – Information portal

This is is an information portal (German and English language) for municipalities that aim to promote phy ...

This is is an information portal (German and English language) for municipalities that aim to promote physical activity in older people. Everyone wants to stay active and healthy and therefore remain ...

May 08, 2014
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Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: May 02, 2014
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Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

The Four Test Balance Scale assesses static balance in older people and requires an individual to stand o ...

The Four Test Balance Scale assesses static balance in older people and requires an individual to stand on 4 different foot positions of increasing difficulty without an assistive device. Here you can ...

May 02, 2014
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Online Video: The Timed Up & Go Test (Dutch)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: May 02, 2014
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Online Video: The Timed Up & Go Test (Dutch)

The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both stat ...

The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three m ...

May 02, 2014
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Online Video: A Matter of Balance

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: May 02, 2014
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Online Video: A Matter of Balance

Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities ...

Many older adults experience a fear of falling. People who develop this fear often limit their activities, which can result in physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. A Matter of B ...

May 02, 2014
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Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

This video from the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Seniorenberatung" (DGS: German Society for Counselling old ...

This video from the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Seniorenberatung" (DGS: German Society for Counselling older People) addresses older people and health care professionals as well. It gives home safety t ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

This video in German addresses older people and health care professionals as well and gives information a ...

This video in German addresses older people and health care professionals as well and gives information about home safety. It can be viewed here. ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Tai Chi Class (German)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Tai Chi Class (German)

This video addresses older people and health care professionals as well, gives information about falls in ...

This video addresses older people and health care professionals as well, gives information about falls in general and shows a Tai Chi class practicing. The video can be viewed here. ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Falls Prevention in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre in Germany

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|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Falls Prevention in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre in Germany

This video in German shows falls prevention exercises in a rehabilitation centre in Germany. The exercise ...

This video in German shows falls prevention exercises in a rehabilitation centre in Germany. The exercises contain stregthening training with ankle cuff weights, barbells or on machines as well as bal ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Snapshot of Falls Prevention Exercise (German)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Snapshot of Falls Prevention Exercise (German)

This video in German addresses older people and gives a snapshot of some falls prevention exercises. It c ...

This video in German addresses older people and gives a snapshot of some falls prevention exercises. It contains balance, strength and dual-tasking exercises and suggests exercises for progression. Th ...

April 28, 2014
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Webinar: “The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Tool Kit”

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: April 28, 2014
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Webinar: “The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Tool Kit”

Researchers at CDC’s Injury Center have created the STEADI Tool Kit expressly for health care providers w ...

Researchers at CDC’s Injury Center have created the STEADI Tool Kit expressly for health care providers who treat older adults who are at risk of falling or who may have fallen in the past. This tool ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Tutorial: The evidence based FaME-program

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|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Tutorial: The evidence based FaME-program

This online tutorial addresses health professionals and gives snapshots of each of the 7 components of th ...

This online tutorial addresses health professionals and gives snapshots of each of the 7 components of the evidence based FaME-program (Skelton et al., 2005) as well as some extra advice to round off ...

April 28, 2014
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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)

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

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

“Schritt halten” – Information portal

“Schritt halten” – Information portal

Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

Online Video: The Timed Up & Go Test (Dutch)

Online Video: The Timed Up & Go Test (Dutch)

Online Video: A Matter of Balance

Online Video: A Matter of Balance

Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

Online Video: Tai Chi Class (German)

Online Video: Tai Chi Class (German)

Online Video: Falls Prevention in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre in Germany

Online Video: Falls Prevention in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre in Germany

Online Video: Snapshot of Falls Prevention Exercise (German)

Online Video: Snapshot of Falls Prevention Exercise (German)

Webinar: “The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Tool Kit”

Webinar: “The Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Tool Kit”

Online Tutorial: The evidence based FaME-program

Online Tutorial: The evidence based FaME-program