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Falls Technology – The Quest

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Falls Technology – The Quest

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June 16, 2014
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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

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|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 FallSafe project

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

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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?

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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

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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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Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

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Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

Objectives: to compare the use of two falls risk-identification tools (Downton and STRATIFY) with clinica ...

Objectives: to compare the use of two falls risk-identification tools (Downton and STRATIFY) with clinical judgment (based upon the observation of wandering behaviour) in predicting falls of medically ...

June 11, 2014
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Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

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|Date: June 11, 2014
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Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in communities, prese ...

Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in older people who have never experienced a fall. ...

June 11, 2014
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A multifactorial intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients, a randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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A multifactorial intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients, a randomised controlled trial (RCT)

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence of fa ...

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients. Design: cluster-randomised controlled 12-month tr ...

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

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|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 Canada:Epidemiological and Program (Scott, 2009)

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|Date: May 28, 2014
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Fall Prevention in Canada:Epidemiological and Program (Scott, 2009)

This document details a Public Health Approach to Fall Prevention from the Centre of Excellence on Mobili ...

This document details a Public Health Approach to Fall Prevention from the Centre of Excellence on Mobility, Fall Prevention & Injury in Aging (CEMFIA). This resource details the approach undertaken t ...

May 28, 2014
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More evidence is needed to show whether or not altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries (Turner et al 2011)

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|Date: May 28, 2014
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More evidence is needed to show whether or not altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries (Turner et al 2011)

This Review details injuries in the home. The review includes older people and children under five. As mo ...

This Review details injuries in the home. The review includes older people and children under five. As most of the injuries to older people occur at home many people are encouraged to alter their home ...

May 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)

Falls Technology – The Quest

Falls Technology – The Quest

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 FallSafe project

The FallSafe project

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

Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

Fear of falling: measurement strategy, prevalence, risk factors and consequences among older persons

A multifactorial intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients, a randomised controlled trial (RCT)

A multifactorial intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients, a randomised controlled trial (RCT)

The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

The Prevention Package for Older People (DoH, 2009)

Fall Prevention in Canada:Epidemiological and Program (Scott, 2009)

Fall Prevention in Canada:Epidemiological and Program (Scott, 2009)

More evidence is needed to show whether or not altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries (Turner et al 2011)

More evidence is needed to show whether or not altering the physical home environment by removing potential hazards reduces injuries (Turner et al 2011)