Older people's experience of falls: Understanding, interpretation and autonomy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 586-596

  Roe, Brenda ^a   Howell, Fiona ^b   Riniotis, Konstantinos ^c   Beech, Roger ^b,d   Crome, Peter ^b,e   Ong, Bie Nio ^b,f  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e British Geriatrics Society UK ^*

^f Primary Care Trust UK

Author keywords

Autonomy; Experiences; Falls; Interviews; Nursing; Older people; Social perspectives; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 51149122084     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04735.x     Document Type: Article

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