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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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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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A Video Presentation on Falls Risk Assessment Tools and Interventions for professionals (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: April 13, 2014
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A Video Presentation on Falls Risk Assessment Tools and Interventions for professionals (English)

A presentation for professionals on the various tools and interventions used to assess risk of falls in ...

A presentation for professionals on the various tools and interventions used to assess risk of falls in older adults. The presentation, lasting 36 minutes, focuses mainly on loss of strength and bala ...

April 13, 2014
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Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: February 02, 2014
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Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

This leaflet from Southern Sweden addresses patients with fall risk in the hospital and in the primary he ...

This leaflet from Southern Sweden addresses patients with fall risk in the hospital and in the primary health care in Malmö, Sweden, and includes a general description of mobility and activity, nutrit ...

February 02, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

This leaflet in Swedish, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to ...

This leaflet in Swedish, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and modify the home hazards for high risk of falls. The leaflet can be found on the web ...

January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

This leaflet, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and ...

This leaflet, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and modify the home hazards for high risk of falls. The leaflet can be found on the website www.ko ...

January 31, 2014
| by Jorunn L. Helbostad

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Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: January 06, 2014
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Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Age UK have produced a leaflet for older people to self-assess their risk of falls and complete some simp ...

Age UK have produced a leaflet for older people to self-assess their risk of falls and complete some simple questions that they can take along to their GP to discuss falls prevention. "If you have had ...

January 06, 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

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

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

A Video Presentation on Falls Risk Assessment Tools and Interventions for professionals (English)

A Video Presentation on Falls Risk Assessment Tools and Interventions for professionals (English)

Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)