Research – Page 2 – Later Life Training

FaME (PSI) reduces falls even in low risk older adults (but not OEP) – Gawler et al. 2016

Sheena Gawler has published the results on falls reduction in a low risk population of older adults after a 6 month PSI intervention and a 6 month OEP intervention. Conclusions: Community-dwelling older adults who joined an exercise intervention (FaME) aimed at increasing MVPA did not fall more during the intervention period, fell less and had…

August 7, 2016Falls care, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

FaME (PSI) and Parkinsons Disease – Evidence

Vicki Goodwin and colleagues adapted the FaME exercises for their pragmatic randomised controlled trial looking at falls prevention in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). You can view the paper here. Methods: Recruitment was from three primary and four secondary care organisations, and PD support groups in South West England. The intervention was delivered in community…

September 21, 2013News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

LLT Directors research papers in the Top 10 cited articles from Age and Ageing

Age and Ageing, the UK’s most prominent research journal for those working with older people, has just reached its 40th Anniversary. It has published a review of all its papers and editors over the last 40 years, including lists of its Top Ten Cited Papers in different decades and of all time. We are pleased…

January 12, 2013CBE Course, News, PSI Course, Resources for ProfessionalsBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls Update – Sherrington (2011)

In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of published exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance training…

August 20, 2011Falls care, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Sherrington (2008)

In 2008, Sherrington et al published a systematic review of over 100 exercise programmes to prevent falls. In a nutshell, they found that successful intervention had to have 3 things in place: a dose of over 50 hours highly challenging balance training (narrowing base of support, reducing holding support, dynamic as well as static balance…

January 2, 2011Falls care, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

FRAT – fall risk tool (2004)

This paper, published in 2004, details the development and validation of the FRAT – falls risk tool for use by GPs with older people living in the community. FRAT to download.

January 2, 2011PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

FaME – Qualitative research in nursing settings (2007)

Stathi et al. published in 2007, in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, a qualitative review of older peoples views of classes delivered in their nursing homes by PSIs. Click here to view the paper.

January 1, 2011PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise and Falls Prevention – Skelton 2007

Exercise and Falls Prevention – Review by Skelton in CME:Geriatric Medicine, 2007. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010Falls care, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise and Injury Prevention – Skelton 2003

Exercise and Injury Prevention- Skelton and Beyer 2001, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Sports Medicine. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010Falls care, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Research – Original OEP trial – RCT 1997

In 1997, Campbell and colleagues published seminal work on exercise and falls prevention. The exercise programme (OEP) was to become the basis of many future RCTs and formed the home exercise component of the FaME (PSI) trials by Skelton et al. later on. Click here to view this first paper.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

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