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Staying mobile in old age (German)

Posted by Arnhild Jenssen Nygård
|Date: April 05, 2017
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Staying mobile in old age (German)

This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper i ...

This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper in Vorarlberg, just before the start of the programme in Vorarlberg. It explains the positive ef ...

April 05, 2017
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6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

Posted by Arnhild Jenssen Nygård
|Date: June 28, 2016
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6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

The National Council on Aging has made an info-graphic about taking control of your health. This Greek le ...

The National Council on Aging has made an info-graphic about taking control of your health. This Greek leaflet includes six steps you can take to prevent falls. The leaflet can be downloaded here. Ενα ...

June 28, 2016
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Living It Up (English)

Posted by Arnhild Jenssen Nygård
|Date: April 19, 2016
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Living It Up (English)

Living it Up is a health, wellbeing and self-management website for people over 50 in Scotland who may be ...

Living it Up is a health, wellbeing and self-management website for people over 50 in Scotland who may be living with long term conditions. The site hosts everything from localised event information, ...

April 19, 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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Fall toolkit

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: November 22, 2015
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Fall toolkit

This fall toolkit, developed by Ontario Injury Prevention Centre, provides a sampling of resources availa ...

This fall toolkit, developed by Ontario Injury Prevention Centre, provides a sampling of resources available on fall prevention, but it is not an exhaustive list. The resources provided are not to be ...

November 22, 2015
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Timed Up and Go Test (video)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: October 05, 2015
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Timed Up and Go Test (video)

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have launched a video guide to the Timed Up and Go Test, whe ...

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have launched a video guide to the Timed Up and Go Test, where Audrey Ricahardson and Louise McGregor demonstrate the test. The video can be viewed here ...

October 05, 2015
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Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

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|Date: October 05, 2015
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Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

This Get Up and Go - leaflet target older persons at risk of falling and contain a 32-page guide to preve ...

This Get Up and Go - leaflet target older persons at risk of falling and contain a 32-page guide to prevent falls. The leaflet is provided by saga.co.uk/falls in association with the Chartered Society ...

October 05, 2015
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Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: September 25, 2015
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Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

In this brochure provided by Later Life Training and translated by Apostolis Emmanouilidis, Physiotherapi ...

In this brochure provided by Later Life Training and translated by Apostolis Emmanouilidis, Physiotherapist, OEP Leader from the Municipality of Filadelfeia - Chalkidona, Attiki, Greece, you will find ...

September 25, 2015
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Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: September 25, 2015
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Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

In this brochure provided by Later Life Training you will find advice how to get down and up from the flo ...

In this brochure provided by Later Life Training you will find advice how to get down and up from the floor safely. ...

September 25, 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

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|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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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)

Staying mobile in old age (German)

Staying mobile in old age (German)

6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

6 steps to prevent a fall (Greek)

Living It Up (English)

Living It Up (English)

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)

Fall toolkit

Fall toolkit

Timed Up and Go Test (video)

Timed Up and Go Test (video)

Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

Get Up and Go – A guide to staying steady (English)

Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

Getting down to and up from the floor safely (Greek)

Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

Getting down to and up from the floor safely (English)

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