title: Thinking falls - taking action: a guide to action for falls prevention.
abstract: Clinical guidelines and research papers help clinicians measure and understand the risk of falling in their older clients but very few provide the assessor with recommendations as to which interventions they can use to reduce the risk of a fall. The Guide to Action for Falls Prevention tool (GtA) was developed to help professionals from a broad range of organizations to recognize factors that might increase falls risk and know which actions to take to lessen that risk. Twenty four professionals tested the GtA in a clinical setting and found it quick (15 minutes) and easy to complete. The GtA needs further evaluation to test whether it is a practical way of delivering a falls prevention intervention.
authors: Nottinghamshire Community Health Lings Bar Hospital. kate. robertson@nottscommunityhealth.nhs.uk
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Robertson
authors: Philippa A
authors: PA
authors: Logan
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Conroy
authors: Verity
authors: V
authors: Dods
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Gordon
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Challands
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Smith
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Humpage
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Burn
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom