Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: A systematic review

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Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: A systematic review

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2013
Year Published

2014
Quality Rating

10/10 (AMSTAR rating from ÀÏ¾ÅÆ·²è Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Australia (5); USA (5); Germany (2); Japan (2); Netherlands (2); Sweden (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); Finland (1); UK (England) (1)
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Not yet available
Country focus

Australia (5); USA (5); Germany (2); Japan (2); Netherlands (2); Sweden (2); Belgium (1); Canada (1); Finland (1); UK (England) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff - Training
With what supports is care provided
Safety monitoring and improvement systems
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
(Personal) Support
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational material
Multi-faceted intervention
Organization-targeted strategy
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Alzheimer and other dementias
Other
Accidents
Mental health and addictions
Sectors
Home care
Hospital care
Rehabilitation
Long-term care
Providers
Nurse
Allied health professional

Publication details

Citation

Bunn F, Dickinson A, Simpson C, Narayanan V, Humphrey D, Griffiths C, et al. Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: A systematic review. BMC Nursing. 2014;13(1):4.
DOI

10.1186/1472-6955-13-4

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