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  • Title: Home care clients' participation in fall prevention activities.
    Author: Smith J, Lewin G.
    Journal: Australas J Ageing; 2008 Mar; 27(1):38-42. PubMed ID: 18713214.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine whether home care clients have accessed or been influenced by fall prevention programs. METHODS: Mail survey of 4743 home care clients from several home care agencies. RESULTS: Among the clients, 47.2% completed the survey and 46% had fallen within the last year. Faller and non-fallers differed in attitude to falls and fall risk factors. Only 15% of fallers and 7% of non-fallers had taken part in a fall prevention program and only 8% knew how to access information about such activities. CONCLUSIONS: Fall prevention strategies should be targeted at the home care population. Such programs should take into consideration the specific needs of this group.
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