Fall Prevention: Relatedness of Adherence to Recommendations and Self-Rated Knowledge

REFERENCES

• Aminzadeh, F., & Edwards, N. (2001). Exploring seniors’ views on the use of assistive devices in fall prevention. Public Health Nursing, 15, 297–304.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Austin, N., Devine, A., Dick, I., Prince, R., & Bruce, D. (2007). Fear of falling in older women: A longitudinal study of incidence, persistence, and predictors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, 1598–1603.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bandura, A. (1994). Self-efficacy. In: V.S. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human behavior (vol. 4), pp. 71–81. New York: Academic Press.
   Google Scholar
• Broomfield Health and Human Services. (2005). Colorado Trust HP 2010 Initiative: Unintentional injuries final report. Broomfield, CO: Author.
   Google Scholar
• Carter, N., Kannus, P., & Khan, K. (2001). Exercise in the prevention of falls in older people: A systematic literature review examining the rationale and the evidence. Sports Medicine, 31, 427–438.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. (2006). The economic costs of injuries among older adults. Retrieved September 17, 2008, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/Cost_of_Injury-Older_Adults.htm
   Google Scholar
• Cumming, R., Salkeld, G., Thomas, M., & Szonyi, G. (2000). Prospective study of the impact of fear of falling on activities in daily living, SF-36 scores, and nursing home admission. Journal of Gerontology, 55(5), 299–305.
   Google Scholar
• Cumming, R., Thomas, M., Szonyi, G., Frampton, G., Salkeld, G., & Clemson, L. (2001). Adherence to occupational therapist recommendations for home modifications for falls prevention. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 641–648.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Friedman, S., Munoz, B., West, S., Rubin, G., & Friend, L. (2002). Falls and fear of falling: Which comes first? A longitudinal prediction model suggest strategies for primary and secondary prevention. The American Journal of the Geriatrics Society, 50, 1329–1335.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gillespie, L.D., Gillespie, W.J., Robertson, M.C., Lamb, S.E., Cumming, R.G., & Rowe, B.H. (2003). Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4, art. no. CD000340. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000340.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jorstad, E., Hauer, K., Becker, C., & Lamb, S. (2005). Measuring the psychological outcomes of falling: A systematic review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, 501–510.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nikolaus, T., & Bach, M. (2003). Preventing falls in community-dwelling frail older people using a home intervention team (HIT): Results from the randomized falls—HIT trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51, 300–505.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robertson, M., Campbell, J., Gardner, M., & Devlin, N. (2002). Preventing injuries in older people by preventing falls: A meta-analysis of individual-level data. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50, 905–911.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schiller, J., Kramarow, E., & Dey, A. (2007). Fall injury episodes among noninstituationalized older adults: United States, 2001–2003. Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics, 392, 1–16. Retrieved September 19, 2008, from http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/estrauma/ injury/pubs/FallsAmongOlderAdults.pdf
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Stevens, J., Mack, K., Paulozzi, L., & Ballesteros, F. (2008). Self-reported falls and fall related injuries among persons aged >65 years—United States 2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 57, 226–229.
   Google Scholar
• Tinetti, M., Richman, D., & Powell, L. (1990). Falls efficacy as a measure of fear of falling. Journals of Gerontology, 45(6), 239–243.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Washington State Department of Health. (2002). Falls among older adults: Strategies for prevention. Retrieved September 19, 2008, from http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emstrauma/injury/ pubs/FallsAmong01derAdults.pdf.
   Google Scholar
• Whitehead, C., Wundke, R., & Crotty, M. (2006). Attitudes to fall and injury prevention: What are the barriers to implementing falls prevention strategies? Clinical Rehabilitation, 20, 536–542.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zijlstra, G., van Haastregt, C., van Rossum, E., van Eijk, J., Yardley, L., & Kempen, G. (2007). Interventions to reduce fear of falling in community-living older people: A systematic review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, 603–615.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar