Browsing Discipline of Occupational Therapy by subject "Accidental falls"
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The Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST)
Published 2000-01-01The HOME FAST is a tool designed to identify older people at risk of falling because of hazards within their home environment. The tool consists of 25 items, and a higher score indicates a higher risk of falling. The ...Open AccessOther -
Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) Manual
Published 2019This is a manual for users of the HOME FAST tool in clinical practice. It includes background materials related to the home environment and falls, theories to underpin the identification of falls risk in the home environment, ...Open AccessOther -
Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (SR)
Published 2017-12-05The HOME FAST-SR is a self report version of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool. It contains more detailed items to assist an older person to make their own evaluation of their falls risk due to home hazards in ...Open AccessOther -
Non-OT HOME FALLS AND ACCIDENTS SCREENING TOOL (HOME FAST)
Published 2016-11-21This is an adapted version of the original HOME FAST designed to be used by people without an occupational therapy backgroundOpen AccessOther -
Systematic review (and meta-analysis) of interventions studies with GP involvement in falls prevention for community dwelling older people
Published 2018-06-07Falls are a significant health problem for the ageing population as health outcomes decline as 30% of people over the age of 65 experience at least one fall annually. Prevention interventions are well established in the ...Open AccessThesis -
The understanding and experience of falls among older people living in the community with mental illness: A qualitative study
Published 2019-01-21Introduction: Compared to the general older population, older adults with mental illness living in the community have an increased risk of falls. However, little is known about falls experienced by this group. This study ...Open AccessThesis