...Shanthi Johnson; Bill McLeod; Sabyasachi Gupta; Katherine McLeod Purpose A six-month randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the impact of a home-based nutrition and exercise intervention on functional capacity to prevent falls among rural seniors. The paper aims to discuss this issue...

...Peter Elwood; Andrew Sixsmith; Ryan Woolrych; Rebecca Schonnop; Stephen Robinovitch; Habib Chaudhury; Fabio Feldman Purpose – Despite the growing area of research involving falls in the residential care setting, the link between contextual and environmental factors in falls is poorly understood...

... in The Gerontologist carried out by researchers at the University of Southampton's School of Psychology. They sought to identify factors that may inhibit uptake to falls‐related interventions. Dr Dawn Skelton discusses the importance of exercise to reduce the number of falls and fall‐related injuries in older people...

...Amy Drahota; Diane Gal; Julie Windsor Background: The ageing population is generating increasing concern over the occurrence and associated costs of falls in healthcare settings. Supplementary to the investigation of strategies to prevent falls, is the consideration of ways to reduce the number...

...Lorna Conn Falls among older people cause significant mortality and morbidity, thus presenting a serious issue for older people and health and social care professionals alike. The simple occurrence of a fall conceals the range of physical, psychological, social and environmental factors, which can...