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| Guidelines for the prevention of falls in people over 65 | | Author(s) | Gene Feder, Colin Cryer, Sheila Donovan |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 321, no 7267, 21 October 2000 |
| Pages | pp 1007-1011 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The guidelines discussed are based on literature reviews updating previous systematic reviews. To test the acceptability of the guidelines to potential users and their feasibility in different care settings, the authors piloted them in two general practices, a residential home, and a general hospital. Changes were made to the presentation of the guidelines after the pilot. As prevention of falls is an active research area, it is recommended that the guidelines are revised by March 2001. Concerning the content of the guidelines, home assessment of older people at risk of falls without referral or direct intervention is not recommended. Assessment of high risk residents in nursing homes with relevant referral is effective. This article notes research is needed on hip protectors, validation of risk assessment, and evaluations trials of intervention programmes for falls. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001122220 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: 583 * |
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