Review – The role of the OT in falls prevention – Petersen 2008
Petersen and Clemson write a review of the role of Occupational Therapy in falls prevention, published in OT Practice 2008. Click here to view.
Review – What is the Role of Falls – Close 2005
What is the role of falls? Dr Jacqueline Close and others have written a very good review of the risk factors for falls and interventions to reduce falls. You can download a pdf of this paper by clicking here.
Guidelines on Physical Activity and Older People – BHFNCPAH
These guidelines have been drafted to assist the work of those in the position to promote physical activity and well being with all older people. They do not provide exercise recommendations relating to specific diseases and conditions associated with ageing or on exercise prescriptions for individuals. Sources of such recommendations are included in the appendices…
Exercise Referral Systems: A National Quality Assurance Framework, DoH (2001)
The National Quality Assurance Framework provides guidelines for exercise referral systems, with the aim of improving standards among existing exercise referral schemes, and helping the development of new ones. The Framework focuses primarily on the most common model of exercise referral system, where the GP or practice nurse refers patients to facilitates such as leisure…
National Service Framework for Older People, DoH (2001)
In 2001, the Department of Health published its “National Service Framework for Older People”. With 8 standards of care for older people, 5 included exercise as a major determinant of health or rehabilitation. The original NSFOP executive summary, full document, progress report in 2003 and the “New Ambition for Old Age” continuation report can all…
A Question of Balance – Fit Pro 2008
Sheena Gawler and Dawn Skelton wrote this article for FitPro in 2008. Click here to download.
Breaking down the barriers – FitPro 2008
Breaking down the barriers, by Bob Laventure and Dawn Skelton – Fitpro Magazine March 2008.
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Physical activity interventions targeting older adults. A critical review and recommendations (1998)
Physical activity interventions targeting older adults. A critical review and recommendations by A King, WJ Rejeski and D Buchner, published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine in 1998.
This article can be downloaded here.
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for older adults: A Review (2002)
Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for older adults: A Review, by Akke K van der Bij, Miranda G.H Laurant and Michel Wensing.
This article can be downloaded here.
Older People and Physical Activity: Factsheet (HEA 2000)
A historical document written by Dawn Skelton for the DTI/HEA way back then! Still reads well 🙂 Click here to download.