OTAGO Home Exercise Program: Reducing falls risk while exercising at home
January 21, 2025
The OTAGO Home Exercise Program is designed to improve balance and strength and to reduce the risk of falling. Please do not start any new exercises without consulting your healthcare provider first.
Category: NewsWorld guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative
January 21, 2025
This article was published in Age and Ageing. Full details can be found here. Background Falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health related costs. Current guidelines are inconsistent, with no up-to-date, globally applicable ones present. Objectives To create a set of evidence- and expert consensus-based falls prevention and management recommendations applicable to older adults for use by healthcare and other professionals that consider: (i) a person-centred approach that includes the perspectives of older adults with lived experience, caregivers and other stakeholders; (ii) gaps in previous guidelines; (iii) recent developments … Read more
Category: NewsEffect of a home-based exercise program on subsequent falls among community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty: A sub-group analysis of a randomized controlled trial
January 21, 2025
This article was recently published in Maturitas based on research conducted in our clinic. Full article details can be found here. Objectives Cognitive frailty is characterized by concurrent physical frailty and mild cognitive impairment and is associated with increased risk of falls. Exercise is an evidence-based strategy to prevent falls, but whether exercise reduces falls in people with cognitive frailty is unknown. We examined the effects of home-based exercise on subsequent falls among community-dwelling older adults with cognitive frailty who have previously fallen. Study design A sub-group analysis of a 12-month, single-blind, randomized controlled trial among 344 adults aged 70 years or more who had fallen within the past 12 months. Participants … Read more
Category: Falls Prevention, News, PublicationCurrently Recruiting: Supporting Physical Activity for Mobility in Mobility-Limited Older Adults
October 30, 2024
The primary goal of the study is to assess the impact of individualized health coaching compared to a group health education program in increasing time spent doing moderate to vigorous physical activity in adults with limited mobility. We are actively recruiting those ages 70 to 89 who have experienced a decline in their mobility. For more information please contact the coordinator: Sarah Crummey at 604-875-4111 x 69056 or cogmob.research@ubc.ca
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