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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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|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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Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

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|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)

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|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

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

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|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 Video: General Home Safety Tips

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|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: General Home Safety Tips

This video addresses particularly older people and gives some general home safety tips to reduce the risk ...

This video addresses particularly older people and gives some general home safety tips to reduce the risk of falling. The film can be viewed here. ...

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)

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?

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)

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

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

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: Falls Prevention in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre in Germany

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

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

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

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips