Development of a fall prevention program for elderly Japanese people

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-290

  Kato, Mayumi ^a,b   Izumi, Kiyoko ^b   Shirai, Shizuko ^c   Kondo, Kazuko ^c   Kanda, Makiko ^c   Watanabe, Isao ^c   Ishii, Kazuko ^c   Saito, Ryoko ^d  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Saiseikai Niigata Second Hospital   (Japan)

^d YAMAGATA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregiving skills; Elderly; Fall prevention program; Japan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 56049083288     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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