Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH)

Logan, P.A.; McCartney, K.; Armstrong, S.; Clarke, A.; Conroy, S.; Darby, J.; Gladman, J.; Godfrey, M.; Gordon, A.L.; Irvine, L.; Leighton, P.; Mountain, G.; Robertson, K.; Robinson, K.; Sach, T.; Sims, E.; Horne,  J.C.

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Effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults over 65 with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose To conduct a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise interventions for people with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings. Methods Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AMED... Read More about Effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults over 65 with moderate-to-severe dementia in community settings: a systematic review.

Developing the React to Falls resources to support care home staff in managing falls (2019)
Journal Article

Objectives: Care home residents are falling three times more often than elderly frail people living in their own homes and as such, the management of falls is an important area for care home staff to consider. This paper outlines the development of t... Read More about Developing the React to Falls resources to support care home staff in managing falls.

Systematic scoping review of frameworks used to develop rehabilitation interventions for older adults (2019)
Journal Article

Objectives: Rehabilitation interventions for older adults are complex as they involve a number of interacting components, have multiple outcomes of interest and are influenced by a number of contextual factors. The importance of rigorous intervention... Read More about Systematic scoping review of frameworks used to develop rehabilitation interventions for older adults.

Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH) (2019)
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Background: Falls in older care home residents are at least five times more frequent than in community dwelling adults and have higher direct costs. Care home research is limited but suggests that fall-related injuries might be prevented by fall prev... Read More about Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH).