منابع مشابه
Hip protectors improve falls self-efficacy.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of use of external hip protectors on subjects' fear of falling and falls self-efficacy (belief in their own ability to avoid falling). DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Aged-care health services in Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 131 women aged 75 years or older, who had two or more falls or one fall requiring hospital admission in the previo...
متن کاملPrevention of hip fracture with hip protectors.
The prevention of fractures amongst older people consists of (i) prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, (ii) prevention of falling and (iii) prevention of fractures using injury-site protection. As the great majority of hip fractures are caused by a sideways fall with direct impact on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur, one approach to prevention is the use of an adequately configu...
متن کاملPreventing fractures with hip protectors.
Hip protectors are an effective strategy for reducing fall-related hip fractures in long-term care settings. The success of a hip protector program is enhanced by educational activities and administrative support, and a nurse champion to assume responsibility for the hip protector program.
متن کاملReview: hip protectors reduce hip fractures after falls in elderly people living in institutions or supported home environments.
Main results 7 trials (n=3553) met the selection criteria. Mean quality score was {6.3 out of 12 (range 5–8)}*. Participants were residents of rest or nursing homes or were frail elderly adults living at home with support. All studies used hip pads placed in the region of the greater trochanter, and 6 had the pads fixed or sewn into special underwear. 4 used an energy shunting design, 1 used an...
متن کاملhip protectors and their role in hip fracture prevention
hip protectors and their role in hip fracture prevention hemmati maslak pak m [1] , ganaei r [2] received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011 abstract background & aims: hip fractures in the elderly are the most common orthopedic injury and puts high financial stress the family and society. mortality in hip fracture is 20 percent compared with deaths from other orthopedic problems. th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/29.1.57