Falls in older people receiving in-home informal care across Victoria: Influence on care recipients and caregivers

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-12

  Meyer, Claudia ^a   Dow, Briony ^a   Bilney, Belinda E ^a,b   Moore, Kirsten J ^a   Bingham, Amanda L ^a   Hill, Keith D ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Caregiver; Falls; Frail older adult; Independent living

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84858333231     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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