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The local falls and osteoporosis service: does it meet the needs of patients?

01 December 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

This articles examines a local evidence-based falls and osteoporosis service that used a pathway of screening, multi-factorial assessment and interventions. Patients...

Can flooring and underlay materials reduce hip fractures in older people?

01 July 2004

Nursing Older People

General

Falls resulting in fracture of the hip in older people are a major health problem worldwide, but the rate of fractures varies geographically from 100 plus per...

Hip protectors: interpreting the evidence and addressing practicalities

01 May 2004

Nursing Older People

General

Standard six of the National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health 2001) places a strong emphasis on the prevention of falls and hip fractures....

Prevention of falls in older people: the Weymouth and Portland project

01 April 2004

Nursing Older People

General

Falls are a major cause of disability and mortality in the over-75s: 400,000 people each year attend accident and emergency (A&E) departments in England as a result...

Falls education for practitioners: auditing a three-tier learning approach

01 February 2008

Nursing Older People

Care

In line with 2004 NICE guidelines, practitioners in West Dorset, England, are developing and maintaining their basic professional competence in falls’ assessment and...

Falls among older people: identifying those at risk

01 February 2004

Nursing Older People

General

Falls can result in injury, reduced quality of life and even death for older people. Half of all older people who fracture their hips never regain their pre-fall...

Introducing a post-fall assessment algorithm into a community rehabilitation hospital for older adults

10 December 2008

Nursing Older People

Clinical

The aim of this paper is to describe a study designed to standardise and improve practice by introducing a new assessment tool to guide nurses in the evaluation of...

03 June 2024 / Vol 36 issue 3

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