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Perceptions of health professionals about effective practice in falls prevention

Lynette MackenzieFaculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2005-2012 | Accepted 01 Mar 2009, Published online: 29 Oct 2009

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Sachini N. K. Kodithuwakku Arachchige, Harish Chander, Adam C. Knight, Reuben F. Burch V & Daniel W. Carruth. (2021) Occupational falls: interventions for fall detection, prevention and safety promotion. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 22:5, pages 603-618.
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Christian Müller, Sindy Lautenschläger, Christine Dörge & Sebastian Voigt-Radloff. (2021) A feasibility study of a home-based lifestyle-integrated physical exercise training and home modification for community-living older people (Part 2): the FIT-at-Home fall prevention program. Disability and Rehabilitation 43:10, pages 1380-1390.
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Jay Shaw, Katharina Sidhu, Colleen Kearney, Mary Keeber & Sandra McKay. (2013) Engaging Home Health Care Providers in a Fall Prevention Best Practice Initiative. Home Health Care Services Quarterly 32:1, pages 1-16.
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Hilde Worum, Daniela Lillekroken, Birgitte Ahlsen, Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen & Astrid Bergland. (2019) Bridging the gap between research-based knowledge and clinical practice: a qualitative examination of patients and physiotherapists’ views on the Otago exercise Programme. BMC Geriatrics 19:1.
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Brianne van Rhyn & Alex Barwick. (2018) Health Practitioners’ Perceptions of Falls and Fall Prevention in Older People: A Metasynthesis. Qualitative Health Research 29:1, pages 69-79.
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Catherine S. Dykeman, Maureen F. Markle-Reid, Lorna J. Boratto, Chris Bowes, Hélène Gagné, Jennifer L. McGugan & Sarah Orr-Shaw. (2018) Community service provider perceptions of implementing older adult fall prevention in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics 18:1.
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Suhail Tarafdar, Nichola Pugh, Alison Doyle, Debbie Bowen, Kathy Lee, Julie Law & Hashum Mahmood. (2018) A qualitative study of primary healthcare professionals’ views of falls prevention. Primary Health Care 28:7, pages 28-33.
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Anna Gregory, Shylie Mackintosh, Saravana Kumar & Carol Grech. (2018) Visibility and meanings of partnership in health care for older people who need support to live at home. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 32:3, pages 1027-1037.
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Lynette Mackenzie, Meryl Lovarini, Thomas Price, Lindy Clemson, Amy Tan & Claire O’Connor. (2018) An evaluation of the fall prevention practice of community-based occupational therapists working in primary care. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 81:8, pages 463-473.
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Elizabeth R. Burns, Yara K. Haddad & Erin M. Parker. (2018) Primary care providers' discussion of fall prevention approaches with their older adult patients—DocStyles, 2014. Preventive Medicine Reports 9, pages 149-152.
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Anna Gregory, Shylie Mackintosh, Saravana Kumar & Carol Grech. (2017) Experiences of health care for older people who need support to live at home: A systematic review of the qualitative literature. Geriatric Nursing 38:4, pages 315-324.
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Annaletchumy Loganathan, Chirk Jenn Ng, Maw Pin Tan & Wah Yun Low. (2015) Barriers faced by healthcare professionals when managing falls in older people in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 5:11, pages e008460.
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JAMES A. SHAW, DENISE M. CONNELLY & CAROL L. MCWILLIAM. (2014) The meaning of the experience of anticipating falling. Ageing and Society 35:9, pages 1839-1863.
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James A. Shaw, Denise M. Connelly & Carol L. McWilliam. (2014) Enacting Fall Prevention in Community Outreach Care. Qualitative Health Research 24:7, pages 901-912.
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Sue Child, Victoria Goodwin, Ruth Garside, Tracey Jones-Hughes, Kate Boddy & Ken Stein. (2012) Factors influencing the implementation of fall-prevention programmes: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Implementation Science 7:1.
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