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.
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.
Research – OEP in the over 80s – RCT 1999
Campbell in 1999 published the results 2 years on from the original RCT, particularly considering the effect on older people aged 80+. Click here to view.
Research – Effectiveness and cost of OEP – RCT 2001
Robertson et al have published information on effectiveness and cost of OEP delivered by physiotherapists in this 2001 paper. Click here to view.
Research – Effectiveness of OEP – controlled trials 2001
Robertson et al describe their controlled trials in multiple centres across New Zealand – OEP delivered by Physiotherapists. Click here to view.
Review – Practical delivery of OEP – 2002
Gardner et al, in 2001, describe the practical delivery and support of the OEP exercises. Click here to view.
Research – OEP delivered by trained nurses in a primary care setting – 2002
Gardner et al, in 2002, showed that nurses trained in OEP delivery could effectively lead older people in the OEP exercises and reduce falls. Click here to view.
Review – Meta-analysis of effects of OEP on falls – 2002
In 2002, Robertson and Campbell published a meta-analysis of all their research trials considering OEP and falls reduction. Click here to view.
Research – OEP, Occupational Therapy and Visual Impairment – 2005
In 2005 this paper by Campbell et al, showed that falls could be reduced in people with visual impairment with occupational therapy input. One arm of the trial used OEP exercises and in those who adhered to the training programme, there was a reduction in falls. Click here to view.