Topic Resources

FALLS

Journal Articles

American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention. (2001).Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. Journal American Geriatrics Society, 49(5), 664-72.

Chang, J.T., Morton, S.C., Rubenstein, L.Z., Mojica, W.A., Maglione, M., Suttorp, M.J., et al. (2004). Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. British Medical Journal, 328(7441), 680. Evidence Level I: Systematic Meta-analysis Review.

Gray-Miceli, D., Johnson, J.C., & Strumpf, N.E. (2005). A step-wise approach to a comprehensive post-fall assessment. Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging, 13(12), 16–24. Evidence Level VI: Expert Opinion.

Gray-Miceli, D., Strumpf, N.E., Johnson, J.C., Dragascu, M., & Ratcliffe, S. (2006). Psychometric properties of the post-fall index. Clinical Nursing Research, 15(3), 157–176. Evidence Level III: Quasi-experimental Study.

Hendrich, A.  (2007). How to try this: Predicting patient falls.  AJN, 107(11), 50-58. Available online at http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_article.asp?tid=751712%20

Rubenstein, L. Z., & Josephson, K. R. (2006). Falls and their prevention in the elderly: What does the evidence show? Medical Clinics of North American, 90(5), 807–824. Evidence Level I: Systematic Integrative.

Tanner, E. K. (2003). Assessing home safety in homebound older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 24(4), 250-4, 256.

Tinetti, M. E. (2003). Preventing falls in elderly persons. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(1), 42-9.

 

 

Last updated - March 2008