Literature - that supports the Falls Prevention Model of Care
Close, J. and Lord, S. 2006. How to treat, falls in the elderly. The Australian Doctor accessed at http://www.australiandoctor.com.au accessed 9 February 2006.
Cumming RG. 2002. Intervention strategies and risk-factor modification for falls prevention, a review of recent intervention studies. Clinical Geriatric Medicine 16:175-189.
http://home.mdconsult.com/das/journallist/view/66009914-2/home/0749-0690/0
Enloe, M., Wells, T., Mahoney, J., Pak, M., Gangnon, R., Pellino, T., Hughes, S,. and Leahy-Gross, K.. 2005. Falls in acute care: An academic medical centre six-year review. Journal of Patient Satety. 1:4, 208-214.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=01209203-200512000-00006&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
Gardner, M., Robertson, M. and Campbell, A. 2000. Exercise in preventing falls and fall related injuries in older people: a review of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 34:1.7. 7-17.
http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/34/1/7
NSW Health. 2003. Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, Policy in Brief 2003-2007. NSW Health.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/PD/2005/PD2005_353.html
Snodgrass, S. and Rivett, D. 2005. Perceptions of older people about falls injury prevention and physical activity. Australian Journal on Ageing. 24:2, 114-118.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00137609-200506000-00012&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
Tinetti, M. 2003. Preventing falls in Elderly Persons. The New England Journal of Medicine. 348:1, 42-49.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/348/1/42
