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| Measurement of fall prevention awareness and behaviours among older adults at home | | Author(s) | Katherine Russell, Darcie Taing, Jacqueline Roy |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 36, no 4, December 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 522-535 |
| Source | http://www.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Falls ; Living in the community ; At risk ; Attitude ; Accident prevention ; Preventative medicine ; Evaluation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This study looked at awareness of and adherence to six national fall prevention recommendations among 1,050 community-dwelling older adults in Ottawa, Canada. Although 76% of respondents agreed that falling was a concern and preventable, fewer perceived susceptibility to falling (63%). Respondents had high awareness that home modifications and physical activity can prevent falls. Reported modifications included grab bars (50%), night lights (44%) and raised toilet seats (19%). Half met aerobic activity recommendations; 38% met strength recommendations. Respondents had lower awareness that an annual medication review, annual eye and physical examination and daily vitamin D supplementation could reduce fall risk. However reported annual medication review (79%) and eye examination (75%) was high. Nearly half met recommendations for vitamin D intake. These findings suggest a gap in knowledge of awareness and adherence to national recommendations, highlighting the ones that may require attention from those who work to prevent falls. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180119223 A |
| Classmark | OLF: K4: CA3: DP: OQ: LK2: 4C: 7S |
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