Research – Page 4 – Later Life Training

EfS – Association of Activity Limitations and Lower-Limb Explosive Extensor Power in Ambulatory People With Stroke 2008

Association of Activity Limitations and Lower-Limb Explosive Extensor Power in Ambulatory People With Stroke

Saunders et al. Arch Phys Med. 2008.

January 2, 2011EfS CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – Leadership in classes for older people (2004)

Esterbrooks et al, published a qualitative research project in JAPA considering older people views of leadership in physical activity and exercise sessions. Click here to download.

January 2, 2011Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy 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

FaME – Qualitative research in nursing settings (2007)

Stathi et al. published in 2007, in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, a qualitative review of older peoples views of classes delivered in their nursing homes by PSIs. Click here to view the paper.

January 1, 2011PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – CBE leaders in falls prevention service – Allen 1999

This paper by Allen et al, in Physiotherapy, describes the use of CBE leaders within a falls prevention service. Click here to read.

January 1, 2011CBE Course, Falls careBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise and Falls Prevention – Skelton 2007

Exercise and Falls Prevention – Review by Skelton in CME:Geriatric Medicine, 2007. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010Falls care, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise and Injury Prevention – Skelton 2003

Exercise and Injury Prevention- Skelton and Beyer 2001, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Sports Medicine. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010Falls care, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Review – What is the Role of Falls – Close 2005

What is the role of falls? Dr Jacqueline Close and others have written a very good review of the risk factors for falls and interventions to reduce falls. You can download a pdf of this paper by clicking here.

December 31, 2010Falls careBy Dawn Skelton

Research – Original OEP trial – RCT 1997

In 1997, Campbell and colleagues published seminal work on exercise and falls prevention. The exercise programme (OEP) was to become the basis of many future RCTs and formed the home exercise component of the FaME (PSI) trials by Skelton et al. later on. Click here to view this first paper.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – OEP in the over 80s – RCT 1999

Campbell in 1999 published the results 2 years on from the original RCT, particularly considering the effect on older people aged 80+. Click here to view.