Preventing falls and mobility problems in community-dwelling elders: the process of creating a new intervention.
Mobility impairments and the consequences of falls can have a considerable impact on community-dwelling elders' autonomy and quality of life. This article describes the development and implementation of a falls and mobility intervention that features preventive home visits by public health nurses; the study accompanying the intervention also is presented. This article offers practical guidelines to health professionals who are considering, developing, implementing, and testing new interventions aimed at the prevention of falls and mobility problems in this population.
van Haastregt
J C
JC
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University.
van Rossum
E
E
Diederiks
J P
JP
Voorhoeve
P M
PM
de Witte
L P
LP
Crebolder
H F
HF
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*