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Uymaz, Pelin E.; Nahcivan, Nursen O. – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly living in nursing homes. There is a need to implement and evaluate fall prevention programs in nursing homes to reduce the number of falls. The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of a nurse-led fall prevention education program in a sample of nursing home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Homes, Injuries, Pretests Posttests
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Kramer, B. Josea; Vivrette, Rebecca L.; Rubenstein, Laurence Z. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Falls are a major public health problem for older adults, and community-based organizations play a key role in educating seniors about falls prevention (FP). We conducted a qualitative process evaluation at six sites to report community-based centers' perspectives on adoption, adaptation, and sustainability of an evidence-based multifactorial FP…
Descriptors: Evidence, Public Health, Sustainability, Feasibility Studies
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Yardley, L.; Donovan-Hall, M.; Francis, K.; Todd, C. – Health Education Research, 2006
The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of older people's perceptions of falls prevention advice, and how best to design communications that will encourage older people to take action to prevent falls. Focus groups and interviews were carried out with 66 people aged 61-94 years recruited from a variety of settings, using falls…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Attitudes, Information Dissemination, Prevention