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A sustainable programme to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people
— results of a randomised trial | | Author(s) | Margaret Steinberg, Colleen Cartwright, Nancye Peel |
| Journal title | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol 54, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 227-232 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Hazards ; Preventative medicine ; Living in the community ; Australia. |
| Annotation | National Seniors clubs provide a forum for active, community-dwelling Australians aged 50 and over to participate in policy, personnel development and recreation. 252 members of the National Seniors Association in the Brisbane district participated, and were randomly assigned to one of four interventions. Prevention strategies included education and awareness raising of falls risk factors, exercise sessions to improve strength and balance, home safety advice to modify environmental hazards, and medical assessment to optimise health. The first intervention group receiving the information session only was regarded as the control. The occurrence of slips, trips or falls were monitored prospectively using a daily calendar diary. Compared with the control, the other groups had significantly reduced risks of falls and trips. The study demonstrates that effective, sustainable, low cost programmes can be introduced through community-based organisations to reduce the incidence of slips, trips and falls in well, older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010315207 A |
| Classmark | OLF: OK7: LK2: K4: 7YA * |
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