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PREVENTING FALLS AT HOME IN OLD AGE: A BROAD APPROACH
Author(s) -
Walker C.,
Boldy D.,
Spickett J.,
Stevenson M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1991.tb00510.x
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , falls in older adults , distressing , gerontology , older people , health promotion , promotion (chess) , control (management) , psychology , medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , suicide prevention , poison control , nursing , computer science , environmental health , public health , political science , chemistry , artificial intelligence , politics , law
This paper addresses the problem of falls in the home by older people within a health promotion framework. It brings together current knowledge of risk factors and elements of injury control theory to formulate some broad strategies for falls prevention. These strategies have the potential to significantly reduce this costly and distressing problem and can be implemented in a variety of ways by individuals working in diverse roles with older people.