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Telehealthcare and falls
— using telehealthcare effectively in the support of people at risk of falling | | Author(s) | Brian Kerr, Ann Murray |
| Corporate Author | Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling; Joint Improvement Team, Scottish Government; National Telecare Development Programme, Scottish Government |
| Publisher | Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling; Joint Improvement Team, Scottish Government, Stirling; Edinburgh, 2011 |
| Pages | 45 pp |
| Source | Dementia Services Development Centre, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA. http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Assistive technology ; Information technology ; Case studies ; Wales. |
| Annotation | This is one of six publications funded by the Scottish Government's National Telecare Development Programme, with the strategic aim of raising awareness of the importance of telehealthcare in health and social care services. It provides examples of equipment which might contribute to the safety and quality of life of people at risk of falling. It covers the causes, consequences, prevention and management of falls; the importance of needs and risk assessments; ethical dilemmas and how these can be resolved; issues particular to carers; and the content of a suggested training programme. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160927001 B |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: M: UVB: 69P: 9 |
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