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Review – Exercise to prevent falls Update – Sherrington (2011)

In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of published exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance training…

August 20, 2011Falls care, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Fragility Fractures and Falls: Physiotherapy Works. 2011

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists has launched a call to action to physiotherapists – Respond to the first fracture; prevent the second. One of LLT’s Directors, Dr Dawn Skelton, contributed to the document. The document provides really useful up to date costs of fractures and falls in the UK and a case study. Click here…

June 23, 2011Falls, Falls care, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

DoH Prevention Package (2009)

In 2009, the Department of Health published its prevention package. The suite of downloadable prevention package resources below is designed to support PCTs, SHAs and Local Authorities in prioritising and effectively commissioning services that support the health, well-being and independence of older people. Each resource may be read as a stand-alone document or as part…

January 4, 2011Falls, Falls care, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Sherrington (2008)

In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of over 100 exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance…

January 2, 2011Falls care, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

FRAT – fall risk tool (2004)

This paper, published in 2004, details the development and validation of the FRAT – falls risk tool for use by GPs with older people living in the community. FRAT to download.

January 2, 2011PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

FaME – Qualitative research in nursing settings (2007)

Stathi et al. published in 2007, in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, a qualitative review of older peoples views of classes delivered in their nursing homes by PSIs. Click here to view the paper.

January 1, 2011PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Gardner (2000)

A systematic review of the research trials evaluating the effect of exercise on reducing falls in older people. Published in 2000, this paper can be viewed here.

December 31, 2010OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Older people’s views of advice about falls prevention: a qualitative study (2006)

Older people’s views of advice about falls prevention: a qualitative study by Prof Lucy Yardley et al and published in 2006 in Health Education Research.

This article can be downloaded here.

December 29, 2010MMe Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Don’t mention the F Word!

Research from Help the Aged (now AgeUK) and the University’s of Southampton & Manchester, examines the attitudes and feelings of older people towards falls prevention services and resources. It explores different approaches and ways of communicating falls prevention messages to older people, as well as ways of encouraging older people to take up falls prevention…

August 15, 2010Falls, MMe Course, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and Guidance, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

FaME – Rationale for an exercise programme to prevent falls (1999)

Published in 1999, this article describes the rationale for the content (frequency, intensity, type and time; components of fitness) of the FaME programme of exercises that are delivered on the PSI Course. This paper gives information on the general delivery but does not give the specific exercises. To read the summary of the paper, published…

June 15, 2010PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

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