Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Older adults falls: important facts about falls. https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html. Accessed May 1, 2018. 5. Hoffman GJ, Hays RD, Shapiro MF, Wallace SP, Ettner SL. The costs of fall-related injuries among older...
Nursing home residents are characterized by old age, high prevalence of multi-morbidity, frailty, mobility impairment, severe cognitive deficits, and depression [1]. In terms of day-to-day behavior, an essential feature of nursing home residents is their very low physical activity (PA), even co...
To determine whether an intervention that improves nursing home (NH) staff connections, communication, and problem solving (CONNECT) would improve implementation of a falls reduction education program (FALLS).DesignCluster randomized trial.SettingCommunity (n = 4) and Veterans Affairs (VA) NHs (n =...
Furthermore, the risk of falls, cardiovascular disease, unplanned hospital admissions, early death and quality of life are all unfavourably associated with sarcopenia [5]. Sarcopenia is a key biological driver in the development of frailty [6], which can be defined as a syndrome characterised by...
Despite the suitability of this life stage for prevention, research on the efficacy of psychological interventions is scarce and methodologically limited, affecting their clinical utility and efficacy. Brief, flexible interventions that can be applied both in-person and remotely are needed. This study ...
directed toward a general population of older home care clients using PSS provided by PSWs, compared with providing nursing services on demand, resulted in increased mental health functioning and related quality of life and a reduction in the severity of depressive symptoms, at no additional cost [...
Low physical activity among older adults is related to adverse health outcomes such as depression and loneliness, poor physical function and increased risk of falls. This study was designed to increase physical activity through a digital, group-based, ph
Preventing falls in older people: Impact of an intervention to reduce environmental hazards in the home (2001). Preventing Falls in Older People: Impact of an Intervention to Reduce Environmental Hazards in the Home. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society... M Stevens,CD Holman,N Bennett -...
there has been less attention to the delivery of diabetes education and support in primary care settings, where most patients receive this counseling [3–5]. In fact, the quality of diabetes self-management support delivered in primary care falls short of that demonstrated to improve outcomes. De...
In the UK, about 14% of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and over are estimated to be at risk of malnutrition. Screening older adults in primary care and treating those at risk may help to reduce malnutrition risk, reduce the resulting need for healthca