How older adults and their informal carers prevent falls: An integrative review of the literature

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2018
Quality Rating

6/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Sweden (3); UK (England) (3); USA (3); Australia (2); Denmark (2); UK (2); Canada (1); Netherlands (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Sweden (3); UK (England) (3); USA (3); Australia (2); Denmark (2); UK (2); Canada (1); Netherlands (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Community
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Self-management
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Physical structure, facilities & equipment
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Diseases
Other
Accidents
Technologies
Devices
Sectors
Primary care
Home care
Long-term care
Providers
Nurse
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Wilkinson A, Meikle N, Law P, Yong HJ, Butler P, Kim J, et al. How older adults and their informal carers prevent falls: An integrative review of the literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2018;82:13-19.
DOI

10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.002

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