It takes a community to prevent a fall

需要一个社区来防止跌倒

• 批准号: ES/W006138/1
• 负责人: Susan Dewhurst
• 金额: $ 6.42万
• 依托单位: Bournemouth University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW006138%2F1
• 关键词: takes; community; prevent; fall

Title: It takes a community to prevent a fallAim: To develop a community based, easily accessible self- referral tool to identify individuals in the community who are at risk of a fall and/or a fracture.Vision: For each community to host self-service screening kiosks located with GP surgeries, pharmacies, libraries etc. Older adults, or their friends or family, would answer a series of questions taken from a previously validated questionnaire and be classified as Low, Moderate or High risk of a fall or fracture. All users irrespective or classification will be offered a resource package containing information and activities to maintain good balance and bone strength.Individuals identified as moderate to high risk of a fall, will be invited to a full fall and fracture prevention health check. This assessment will by a trained fall prevention specialist. This will include muscles strength and balance assessments, bone fracture risk assessment, eyes, ears and feet assessment. Following this assessment, specific recommendations will be made as to how to lower fall and fracture risk. Where appropriate, interventions will be offered to help to prevent a future fall and fracture. This may include an invitation to our strength and balance class and/or referral to an optician, audiologist, pharmacist or podiatrist. Where necessary, we will liaise with the health service for referral to specialist services such as home hazard assessment or the fall prevention clinic at the local day hospital or equivalent.

目的：开发一种以社区为基础，易于使用的自我推荐工具，以识别社区中有跌倒和/或骨折风险的个人。愿景：每个社区在全科医生诊所、药房、图书馆等设置自助筛查亭。老年人或他们的朋友或家人将回答一系列问题，这些问题来自先前有效的问卷，并被分为低、中、高风险跌倒或骨折。所有使用者，无论其分类如何，都将获得一个资源包，其中包含保持良好平衡和骨骼强度的信息和活动。被确定为中度至高度跌倒风险的个人，将被邀请进行全面的跌倒和骨折预防健康检查。这项评估将由训练有素的预防跌倒专家进行。这将包括肌肉力量和平衡评估，骨折风险评估，眼睛，耳朵和脚的评估。在此评估之后，将提出关于如何降低跌倒和骨折风险的具体建议。在适当的情况下，将提供干预措施，以帮助防止未来跌倒和骨折。这可能包括邀请您参加我们的力量和平衡课程和/或转介给验光师、听力学家、药剂师或足科医生。如有需要，我们会与卫生服务部门联络，以便转介到专科服务，例如家庭危险评估或当地日间医院的预防跌倒诊所或同等机构。