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Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

Posted by Arnhild Jenssen Nygård
|Date: April 19, 2016
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Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

This is an PDF of an article in The European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) which is a part o ...

This is an PDF of an article in The European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPS) which is a part of EuropeActive. The article is about the Otago Strength and Balance Exercise Leaders trained ac ...

April 19, 2016
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

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|Date: March 14, 2016
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

This article by Hadeel Halaweh and colleagues is the results from a cross cultural adaptation study. The ...

This article by Hadeel Halaweh and colleagues is the results from a cross cultural adaptation study. The FES-I was translated into Arabic FES-I (Ar) based on the protocol of the (ProFaNE). And the Ara ...

March 14, 2016
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Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

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|Date: February 29, 2016
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Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

This paper (in Hungarian) is written by physiotherapist Mrs L. Meszaros and published in HIPPOCRATES VI/ ...

This paper (in Hungarian) is written by physiotherapist Mrs L. Meszaros and published in HIPPOCRATES VI/1 2004. January – February. It presents the work of physiotherapists with the elderly patients ...

February 29, 2016
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Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

Posted by Arnhild Jenssen Nygård
|Date: February 29, 2016
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Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

This is a methodological review article on fall prevention technologies. The article can be downloaded he ...

This is a methodological review article on fall prevention technologies. The article can be downloaded here. Abstract: In recent years, an ever increasing range of technology-based applications have b ...

February 29, 2016
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Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: December 02, 2015
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Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

Two of the latest articles in Sports Medicine focus on exercise for health in older adults. One article b ...

Two of the latest articles in Sports Medicine focus on exercise for health in older adults. One article by Urs Granacher and Tibor Hortobágyi focus on exercise to improve mobility in healthy ageing (S ...

December 02, 2015
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First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: October 23, 2015
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First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

This first-ever National Audit for Inpatient Falls published by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partne ...

This first-ever National Audit for Inpatient Falls published by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) 14 October 2015, reviews how well hospital trusts and local health boards prevent ...

October 23, 2015
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Home modifications –HIPI study

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: September 03, 2015
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Home modifications –HIPI study

In this paper Keall et al. (2015) present the HIPI study, where home modifications are at focus. This is ...

In this paper Keall et al. (2015) present the HIPI study, where home modifications are at focus. This is a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled trial where the safety benefits of home modificat ...

September 03, 2015
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Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: September 03, 2015
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Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

In this paper Anne-Marie Hill et al. (2015) present a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised contro ...

In this paper Anne-Marie Hill et al. (2015) present a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial where education programmes in hospital rehabilitation units are delivered to patient ...

September 03, 2015
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Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: August 21, 2015
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Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Prof M. Michalopoulou, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Mrs V. Z ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Prof M. Michalopoulou, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Mrs V. Zisi, M. Ventouri, Th.Kourtessis and P. Malliou and published originally in a Greek Electronic J ...

August 21, 2015
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Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

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|Date: August 20, 2015
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Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

“Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines ...

“Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines” is a rapid response report containing a reference list provided by the Canadian Agency for Dr ...

August 20, 2015
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The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: August 14, 2015
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The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs E. Lamprou and Ass Prof G. Petta and published or ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs E. Lamprou and Ass Prof G. Petta and published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy Issues (Vol 4 (7): 1:28, 2007). It presents the asse ...

August 14, 2015
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Neuromuscular changes during aging

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|Date: August 14, 2015
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Neuromuscular changes during aging

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Th. Pavlakou, Mr S. Panayotis, P. Sofroniadi and ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Th. Pavlakou, Mr S. Panayotis, P. Sofroniadi and A. Spiradis and published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiotherapy Issues (Vol 4 (6): 46:65 ...

August 14, 2015
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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)

Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

Otago strength and balance exercise programme to prevent falls (English)

Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) (English)

Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

Az idosek gyogytornajanak jelentosege az egeszseguk megorzeseben. (Hungarian)

Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

Fall prevention intervention technologies: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art (English)

Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

Articles focusing on exercise for health (English)

First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

First inpatient falls audit shows shortfalls in hospital care (English report)

Home modifications –HIPI study

Home modifications –HIPI study

Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

Fall rates in hospital rehabilitation units after education programmes

Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

Physical Activity Patterns of Greek Adults Aged 60-90 years: Age and Gender Effects

Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

The Influence of exercise on functional Ability of Elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis

Neuromuscular changes during aging

Neuromuscular changes during aging