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Patient Information: Fear of Falling

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: June 16, 2014
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Patient Information: Fear of Falling

Living with a fear of falling can create a lot of worry to family members, friends and ourselves resultin ...

Living with a fear of falling can create a lot of worry to family members, friends and ourselves resulting in a lot of distress. A fear of falling can also lead to us dropping out of activities we lik ...

June 16, 2014
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Beyond the video: Falling – facing the fear

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: June 16, 2014
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Beyond the video: Falling – facing the fear

Many older people have a fear of falling triggered by such things as: An unfamiliar room, especially one ...

Many older people have a fear of falling triggered by such things as: An unfamiliar room, especially one with poor lighting Icy sidewalks Recognizing the threat of a fall to their independence Knowing ...

June 16, 2014
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Fear of falling: Understand it, beat it (Camden REACH – NHS)

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|Date: June 16, 2014
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Fear of falling: Understand it, beat it (Camden REACH – NHS)

This is a booklet from Camden NHS Primary Care Trust. The booklet looks at: The emotional effects of havi ...

This is a booklet from Camden NHS Primary Care Trust. The booklet looks at: The emotional effects of having a fear of falling. What it feels like to be anxious. How anxiety can affect how you walk. Ho ...

June 16, 2014
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The FallSafe project

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: June 11, 2014
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The FallSafe project

The FallSafe project is concerned with enhanced quality improvement. The project focused on prevention an ...

The FallSafe project is concerned with enhanced quality improvement. The project focused on prevention and management of falls in clinical hospital wards through the implementation of evidence-based m ...

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. ...

June 11, 2014
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The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

Posted by jo hobbs
|Date: May 28, 2014
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The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

In 2009, the Department of Health published its prevention package for older people. The theme of the pre ...

In 2009, the Department of Health published its prevention package for older people. The theme of the prevention package is ‘keeping well in later life’. It focuses on those issues which older people ...

May 28, 2014
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Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: May 06, 2014
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Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

This is a website for Västerbotten region in Sweeden, where you can find information about fall preventio ...

This is a website for Västerbotten region in Sweeden, where you can find information about fall prevention including Västerbottens' contribution to the ProFouND Network. Please follow this link: Fallf ...

May 06, 2014
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Centre of expertise for Falls and Fracture prevention – Flanders (Belgium)
(Expertisecentrum Val- en fractuurpreventie Vlaanderen, EVV)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: April 15, 2014
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$Centre of expertise for Falls and Fracture prevention - Flanders (Belgium) <br /> (Expertisecentrum Val- en fractuurpreventie Vlaanderen, EVV)$

Centre of expertise for Falls and Fracture prevention – Flanders (Belgium)
(Expertisecentrum Val- en fractuurpreventie Vlaanderen, EVV)

This Flemish website provides information about prevention of falls and fractures in Flanders: VALPREVENT ...

This Flemish website provides information about prevention of falls and fractures in Flanders: VALPREVENTIE.be. Here you can find information about prevention of falls and fractures for community-dwel ...

April 15, 2014
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What works in fall prevention. (Dutch)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: April 03, 2014
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What works in fall prevention. (Dutch)

This paper contain information about elements of effective fallprevention programs and provides backgroun ...

This paper contain information about elements of effective fallprevention programs and provides background information for professionals. The paper can be downloaded here ...

April 03, 2014
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Royal College of Physicians FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: April 03, 2014
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Royal College of Physicians FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

This resource contains the learning from the FallSafe falls prevention project, care bundle information a ...

This resource contains the learning from the FallSafe falls prevention project, care bundle information and templates, a falls prevention e-learning course and many other resources freely available to ...

April 03, 2014
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Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (English)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: April 03, 2014
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Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (English)

The Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum is an evidence based course for heatlh care professionals and co ...

The Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum is an evidence based course for heatlh care professionals and community leaders on how to design, implement and evaluate a fall prevention program. The course ...

April 03, 2014
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NSW Falls Prevention Network (English)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: April 03, 2014
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NSW Falls Prevention Network (English)

NSW Falls Prevention Network is a network of researchers, clinicians and health promotion workers. The we ...

NSW Falls Prevention Network is a network of researchers, clinicians and health promotion workers. The webiste contains fall prevention guidelines and other literature. ...

April 03, 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)

Patient Information: Fear of Falling

Patient Information: Fear of Falling

Beyond the video: Falling – facing the fear

Beyond the video: Falling – facing the fear

Fear of falling: Understand it, beat it (Camden REACH – NHS)

Fear of falling: Understand it, beat it (Camden REACH – NHS)

The FallSafe project

The FallSafe project

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

The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

Centre of expertise for Falls and Fracture prevention – Flanders (Belgium)
(Expertisecentrum Val- en fractuurpreventie Vlaanderen, EVV)

Centre of expertise for Falls and Fracture prevention – Flanders (Belgium)
(Expertisecentrum Val- en fractuurpreventie Vlaanderen, EVV)

What works in fall prevention. (Dutch)

What works in fall prevention. (Dutch)

Royal College of Physicians FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

Royal College of Physicians FallSafe falls prevention resources in English

Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (English)

Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (English)

NSW Falls Prevention Network (English)

NSW Falls Prevention Network (English)