Add to ORKGThis thesis examines the contribution of behaviour to falls among older people in and around the home. Falls are an extensive problem, with the scale of this set to worsen in line with the increasing older population. Risk factors for falls have received much attention during recent years, although little emphasis has been given to the role of behaviour in falls risk. It is argued in the thesis that older people play an active role in their exposure to risk, influenced by their attitudes, beliefs and motivations. This aspect has received only limited consideration. The research consisted of five studies. The first three investigations used a triangulated approach to examine the contribution and role of older people's behaviour, physical abi...
Falls are a serious health problem in people over 65-years-old. It is estimated that one out of ever...
Abstract High age is a distinguished risk factor of falling, but there remains gaps in epidemiologic...
Falls are common incidents, which can have major con-sequences. For example, falls and the interrela...
Background falls rates in older people continue to rise despite concerted efforts to manage falls ri...
Falls are a common and serious problem for older adults. Approximately one-third of older communityd...
Background Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately half of f...
Background: Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately hal...
OBJECTIVE: Fall prevention is a major issue in the ageing society. This study provides an overview o...
Despite world-wide emphasis on falls prevention, falls and their consequences remain a major health ...
Purpose: Older carers play an important role in falls prevention through their influence over their ...
The objectives of this work were: to estimate the incidence of falls within an at-risk group of comm...
Background and Purpose. Falls are a major cause of death and disability among older adults. Fall-rel...
Original article can be found at: http://journals.cambridge.org/ Copyright Cambridge University Pres...
Concern about falling is a common and serious health concern for older people. However, older people...
This scoping review aims to provide a better understanding about the fall-related interventions, and...
Falls are a serious health problem in people over 65-years-old. It is estimated that one out of ever...
Abstract High age is a distinguished risk factor of falling, but there remains gaps in epidemiologic...
Falls are common incidents, which can have major con-sequences. For example, falls and the interrela...
Background falls rates in older people continue to rise despite concerted efforts to manage falls ri...
Falls are a common and serious problem for older adults. Approximately one-third of older communityd...
Background Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately half of f...
Background: Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately hal...
OBJECTIVE: Fall prevention is a major issue in the ageing society. This study provides an overview o...
Despite world-wide emphasis on falls prevention, falls and their consequences remain a major health ...
Purpose: Older carers play an important role in falls prevention through their influence over their ...
The objectives of this work were: to estimate the incidence of falls within an at-risk group of comm...
Background and Purpose. Falls are a major cause of death and disability among older adults. Fall-rel...
Original article can be found at: http://journals.cambridge.org/ Copyright Cambridge University Pres...
Concern about falling is a common and serious health concern for older people. However, older people...
This scoping review aims to provide a better understanding about the fall-related interventions, and...
Falls are a serious health problem in people over 65-years-old. It is estimated that one out of ever...
Abstract High age is a distinguished risk factor of falling, but there remains gaps in epidemiologic...
Falls are common incidents, which can have major con-sequences. For example, falls and the interrela...