Implementing person-environment approaches to prevent falls: A qualitative inquiry in applying the Westmead approach to occupational therapy home visits

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 325-334

  Clemson, Lindy ^a   Donaldson, Alex ^b   Hill, Keith ^c   Day, Lesley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Ageing; Home visit; Implementation research

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84916607009     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12132     Document Type: Article

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