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A Falls Intervention Database: Describing and Evaluating Falls Prevention Programs Nationally
Author(s) -
Gilsenan Belinda,
D. Keith,
Kerse Ngaire
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1999.tb00122.x
Subject(s) - fall prevention , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , injury prevention , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , occupational safety and health , gerontology , medical emergency , nursing , pathology
. Falls affect one in three people over the age of 65 at least once every year. They can result in death, fracture, other major and minor injuries and a loss of confidence in mobility. One of the responses to this public health concern has been a proliferation of falls prevention programs. A comprehensive national database of community based falls prevention programs has been developed which aims to facilitate the exchange of information concerning falls interventions. Falls prevention programs have been identified and critically appraised by an interdisciplinary team using evaluation guidelines based on published findings and reviewed by a reference group. It is envisaged that the Falls Intervention Database will be a valuable resource for those planning and developing future falls prevention programs.