Older people can stay on their feet: final results of a community-based falls prevention programme

Kempton, A; Beurden, Eric van; Sladden, Tim; Garner, E; Beard, John

doi:10.1093/heapro/15.1.27

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“…14 The intervention was demonstrated to significantly change the attitudes and behaviors of older people in the target region compared with a control community, and to significantly reduce hospital admissions related to falls in the target population. That multistrategy program featured an awareness-raising campaign that emphasized traditional fallprevention messages-that is, that falls are a significant health issue for older people but are preventable.…”

Section: Computer-assisted Telephone Interview Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

Older Persons’ Perception of Risk of Falling: Implications for Fall-Prevention Campaigns

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Hughes et al. | Peer Reviewed | Research and Practice | 351 RESEARCH AND PRACTICE  Objectives. We examined older people's attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns.Methods. We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted telephone surveys conducted in 2002 with Australians 60 years and older in Northern Rivers, New South Wales (site of a previous fall-prevention program; n=1601), and Wide Bay, Queensland (comparison community; n = 1601), and (2) 8 focus groups (n = 73).Results. Participants from the previous intervention site were less likely than were comparison participants to agree that falls are not preventable (odds ratio [OR]=0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.65, 0.90) and more likely to rate the prevention of falls a high priority (OR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.09, 1.57). There was no difference between the groups for self-perceived risk of falls; more than 60% rated their risk as low. Those with a low perceived risk were more likely to be men, younger, partnered, and privately insured, and to report better health and no history of falls. Focus group data indicated that older people preferred messages that emphasized health and independence rather than falls.Conclusions. Although older people accepted traditional fall-prevention messages, most viewed them as not personally relevant. Messages that promote health and independence may be more effective. (Am J Public Health. 2008;98: 351-357.

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Section: Computer-assisted Telephone Interview Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

Older Persons’ Perception of Risk of Falling: Implications for Fall-Prevention Campaigns

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“…A prospective study of an intervention area, matched to a control area, the Stay on Your Feet (SOYF) Programme, showed that health promotion reduced the rate of fall-related hospitalization and increased awareness (123,130). The continuing health promotion intervention includes awareness raising, community education, policy development, home hazard reduction, media campaigns and working with health professionals.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of Fall Injuries by Body Mass Index

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Waclawczyk²,

Hartfield³

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Southern Medical Journal

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This report is HEN's response to a question from a decision-maker. It provides a synthesis of the best available evidence, including a summary of the main findings and policy options related to the issue. Fall prevention programmes can be effective in reducing the number of people who fall and the rate of falls. Targeted strategies aimed at behavioural change and risk modification for those living in the community appear to be most promising. Multifactorial intervention programmes that include risk factor assessment and screening have been shown to be effective. However, no screening tools have been rigorously validated across countries and further work is needed in this area.HEN, initiated and coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, is an information service for public health and health care decision-makers in the WHO European Region. Other interested parties might also benefit from HEN.

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“…McClure et al reviewed 23 population-based studies and, despite some methodological limitations, suggest that the consistency of reported reductions in fall-related injuries across all programs supports the preliminary claim that the population-based approach to the prevention of fall-related injury is effective and can form the basis of public health practice [94]. Several fall prevention programs have shown to be also cost-effective: For example, the Stay on Your Feet [95] resulted in benefit to cost ratio of 20.6:1.21 [96]. Robertson et al show that a home exercise program cost £ 441 per fall prevented [97], while Wilson reports that Yang-style Tai Chi classes given twice a week to nursing home residents comports a net cost savings of US$ 8.04 per participant per year (US$ 1274.43 per person per year when direct plus indirect benefits were considered) [98].…”

Section: Preventing Fallsmentioning

confidence: 81%