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Falls and fall related injuries (Swedish document)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 29, 2015
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Falls and fall related injuries (Swedish document)

The MSB (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap) is the authority in Sweden responsible for preventi ...

The MSB (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap) is the authority in Sweden responsible for prevention of all accidents, including falls. This document target professionals working with older peo ...

January 29, 2015
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Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Portugese South American)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 29, 2015
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Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Portugese South American)

This is a "Chair based exercise booklet Portugese South American" based on the seated exercise shown to i ...

This is a "Chair based exercise booklet Portugese South American" based on the seated exercise shown to improve strength and flexibility. It is meant for those older people who have very poor balance ...

January 29, 2015
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Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 16, 2015
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Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

The Stuttgarter Sportkongress provide three summaries from workshops held at this conference. The first a ...

The Stuttgarter Sportkongress provide three summaries from workshops held at this conference. The first and the second describes dual task and balance exercises for older people, the third is an overv ...

January 16, 2015
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Standfestimalter.de (German home page)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 14, 2015
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Standfestimalter.de (German home page)

This German website is currently under construction. You may access the link to the German National Initi ...

This German website is currently under construction. You may access the link to the German National Initiative Recommendation paper on this website ...

January 14, 2015
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Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

Posted by Juan V. Durá
|Date: May 14, 2014
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Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

This document is a guideline with tips for adapting the workplace for older people. You can download a pd ...

This document is a guideline with tips for adapting the workplace for older people. You can download a pdf of the document here ...

May 14, 2014
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Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

Posted by Juan V. Durá
|Date: May 12, 2014
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Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

This guide provides help to the elderly in order to select the correct shoes, considering comfort and saf ...

This guide provides help to the elderly in order to select the correct shoes, considering comfort and safety. The guide can be downloaded here ...

May 12, 2014
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Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: May 06, 2014
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Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

This is a website for Västerbotten region in Sweeden, where you can find information about fall preventio ...

This is a website for Västerbotten region in Sweeden, where you can find information about fall prevention including Västerbottens' contribution to the ProFouND Network. Please follow this link: Fallf ...

May 06, 2014
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Online Video: The Four Test Balance Scale (Dutch)

Posted by Karin Kampe
|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

Posted by Karin Kampe
|Date: May 02, 2014
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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: Barrier-free housing (German)

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|Date: April 28, 2014
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Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

This video from the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Seniorenberatung" (DGS: German Society for Counselling old ...

This video from the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Seniorenberatung" (DGS: German Society for Counselling older People) addresses older people and health care professionals as well. It gives home safety t ...

April 28, 2014
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Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

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

This video in German addresses older people and health care professionals as well and gives information a ...

This video in German addresses older people and health care professionals as well and gives information about home safety. It 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)

Falls and fall related injuries (Swedish document)

Falls and fall related injuries (Swedish document)

Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Portugese South American)

Chair Based Home Exercise Programme for Older People (Portugese South American)

Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

Workshops summaries from the Stuttgarter Sportkongress (German)

Standfestimalter.de (German home page)

Standfestimalter.de (German home page)

Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

Adaptation of jobs for older workers. Guide to Good Practice (in Spanish)

Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

Guide for advice on selection of footwear for older people (in Spanish)

Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

Fall prevention in older persons (Swedish website)

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: Barrier-free housing (German)

Online Video: Barrier-free housing (German)

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)

Online Video: General Home Safety Tips (German)