Research literature
GENERAL FALLS SCREENINGS & INTERVENTION
Carande-Kulis V1, Stevens JA2, Florence CS3, Beattie BL4, Arias I5. J Safety Res. A cost-benefit analysis of three older adult fall prevention interventions. 2015 Feb;52:65-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2014.12.007. Epub 2015 Jan 6 Abstract
Cost savings infographic NCOA 2017
Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Sherrington C, Gates S, Clemson LM, Lamb SE. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 9. Art. No. : CD007146. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007146.pub3.
Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons: Developed by the Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society and British Geriatrics Society. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010
EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS
TAI JI QUAN: MOVING FOR BETTER BALANCE
Fuzhong Li, PhD, Peter Harmer, PhD, and Kathleen Fitzgerald, MD. Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Intervention in Community Senior Centers. AmJPublicHealth. 2016;106:2026-2031. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303386)
Fuzhong Li, Ph.D., Peter Harmer, Ph.D., M.P.H., Kathleen Fitzgerald, M.D., Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., M.P.H., Ronald Stock, M.D., Johnny Galver, P.T., Gianni Maddalozzo, Ph.D., and Sara S. Batya, M.D. Tai Chi and Postural Stability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:511-519February 9, 2012DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1107911
Fuzhong Li Peter Harmer K. John Fisher Edward McAuley Nigel Chaumeton Elizabeth Eckstrom Nicole L. Wilson Tai Chi and Fall Reductions in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 60, Issue 2, 1 February 2005, Pages 187–194 https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/60.2.187
A MATTER OF BALANCE
Healy, T. C., Peng, C., Haynes, M. S., McMahon, E. M., Botler, J. L., & Gross, L. (2008). The feasibility and effectiveness of translating a matter of balance into a volunteer lay leader model Journal of Applied Gerontology, 27(1), 34–51.
Tennstedt S, Howland J, Lachman M, Peterson E, Kasten L, Jette A. (1998). A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention to Reduce Fear of Falling and Associated Activity Restriction in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 1998 Nov; 53(6), P384-392.