@article{ref1,
title="Home care clients' participation in fall prevention activities",
journal="Australasian journal on ageing",
year="2008",
author="Smith, Jessi L. and Lewin, Gill",
volume="27",
number="1",
pages="38-42",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine whether home care clients have accessed or been influenced by fall prevention programs. METHODS: Mail survey of 4743 home care clients from several home care agencies. RESULTS: Among the clients, 47.2% completed the survey and 46% had fallen within the last year. Faller and non-fallers differed in attitude to falls and fall risk factors. Only 15% of fallers and 7% of non-fallers had taken part in a fall prevention program and only 8% knew how to access information about such activities. CONCLUSIONS: Fall prevention strategies should be targeted at the home care population. Such programs should take into consideration the specific needs of this group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-6381",
doi="10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00270.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00270.x"
}