Research and Research Organisations

FaME used as evidence of reach and impact in 4 different HEI Impact Case studies (REF2021)

FaME as an intervention to reduce falls has been used an exemplar of impact by four separate universities in their REF2021 Impact Case Studies. HEIs were required to submit impact case studies that demonstrate the impacts their research has had beyond academia. The number of impact case studies each submitting unit was required to submit…

July 7, 2022News, PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

FaME (PSI) Implementation Toolkit for Commissioners published

Implementation toolkits are a useful resource for commissioners and providers of services. They reduce the labour needed in the commissioning process and have the benefit of being derived from best practice across localities. This toolkit, for the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme, has been developed from programmes that were effective and had high programme fidelity…

June 16, 2019Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls, Falls care, News, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and Guidance, PSI Course, Research and Research Organisations, Resources for Professionals, Strategy DocumentsBy Dawn Skelton

PSI/OEP – New Research coming on rehabilitation following hip or pelvic fracture – Step by Step (2017)

Colleagues in Germany have published the development and protocol of an intervention for people who have had a hip or pelvic fracture that they are currently evaluating in a large RCT. Part of the combined fear of falling and exercise intervention (Step by Step) is based on FaME (particularly floor work) and Otago. You can…

May 14, 2017News, OEP Course, PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

PSI sessions significantly increase habitual physical activity as well as reducing falls (ProAct65+)

New research published this week shows that FaME sessions delivered by PSIs to the general older population through primary care (not high risk fallers) for 6 months, significantly increased habitual physical activity (self reported moderate physical activity) by 15 minutes a day even a year after the intervention finishes. These sessions also significantly reduced the…

August 11, 2014Falls care, News, PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

Service Evaluations, Published abstracts and other testimonials to the delivery of LLT course exercises in practice

September 10, 2013Evidence Base for LLT Courses, News, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

Break patterns of sedentary behaviour – BMJ Letter from Dawn and Seb

Dawn, with a colleague Sebastien Chastin, at Glasgow Caledonian University, have submitted a letter to the British Medical Journal in response to an article. We are reminding people that the new physical activity guidelines for older people include reducing the amount of time they spend sitting (sedentary). Help us get this letter published in the…

March 28, 2012News, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

OEP delivered as a computer rehabilitation game?

Dawn has two PhD students working with her at Glasgow Caledonian University, looking at developing games for health that can be ‘played’ by older people on a computer at home. One is considering the best interface for physiotherapists to be able to monitor and progress the exercise by receiving information on the games useage and…

April 24, 2011OEP Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

Working with peer activity motivators in Avon

Bob Laventure is joining forces with the University of Bath in a pilot project, funded by the MRC, looking at the effect of volunteer peer mentors in engaging and supporting older people to be more active. The project will also consider the views and outcomes for the peer activity motivators themselves.

April 24, 2011Research and Research Organisations, SLM CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Wiltshire Stroke Pilot Project

LLT are working with Clare Draper and Trish Cowie from Wiltshire Council to ensure the best outcome measures are used in practice. They will help in the auditing of the project to see the effect of EfS delivered classes on function and quality of life in Stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation.

April 24, 2011EfS Course, Research and Research Organisations, Stroke CareBy Dawn Skelton

FRAT – fall risk tool (2004)

This paper, published in 2004, details the development and validation of the FRAT – falls risk tool for use by GPs with older people living in the community. FRAT to download.

January 2, 2011PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

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