A critical review of the effectiveness of environmental assessment and modification in the prevention of falls amongst community dwelling older people / Alison Pighills in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.79 N°3 (March 2016)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.79 N°3 (March 2016) . - p.133-143 Titre : A critical review of the effectiveness of environmental assessment and modification in the prevention of falls amongst community dwelling older people Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Alison Pighills ; Claire Ballinger ; Ruth Pickering Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : p.133-143 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Environmental assessmen  accidental fall  older peopl  home assessment Résumé : Introduction The potential of environmental assessment and modification to reduce falls has recently received attention within the gerontology literature. Research investigating the clinical effectiveness of this intervention in falls prevention reports conflicting results. Discrepancies are due to variation in the risk profile of study participants and the health care background of the person providing the environmental intervention or the intensity of the intervention provided. Method The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two systematic reviews, which include meta-analyses, of environmental interventions for falls prevention in community dwelling older people, using the critical appraisal skills programme tool for systematic reviews. Findings Both reviews found that: environmental assessment and modification was effective in falls prevention; intervention was effective with high but not low risk participants; and that high intensity environmental assessment was effective, whereas low intensity intervention was not. Environmental interventions which were delivered by occupational therapists were deemed high intensity, probably because their underpinning theoretical frameworks focus on the impact of the environment on function. Conclusion We discuss possible reasons why occupational therapist led environmental assessment and modification is clinically effective in falls prevention, for people at high risk of falls, whereas non occupational therapist led intervention is not. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=42946 [article] A critical review of the effectiveness of environmental assessment and modification in the prevention of falls amongst community dwelling older people [texte imprimé] / Alison Pighills ; Claire Ballinger ; Ruth Pickering . - 2016 . - p.133-143. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.79 N°3 (March 2016) . - p.133-143 Mots-clés : Environmental assessmen  accidental fall  older peopl  home assessment Résumé : Introduction The potential of environmental assessment and modification to reduce falls has recently received attention within the gerontology literature. Research investigating the clinical effectiveness of this intervention in falls prevention reports conflicting results. Discrepancies are due to variation in the risk profile of study participants and the health care background of the person providing the environmental intervention or the intensity of the intervention provided. Method The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two systematic reviews, which include meta-analyses, of environmental interventions for falls prevention in community dwelling older people, using the critical appraisal skills programme tool for systematic reviews. Findings Both reviews found that: environmental assessment and modification was effective in falls prevention; intervention was effective with high but not low risk participants; and that high intensity environmental assessment was effective, whereas low intensity intervention was not. Environmental interventions which were delivered by occupational therapists were deemed high intensity, probably because their underpinning theoretical frameworks focus on the impact of the environment on function. Conclusion We discuss possible reasons why occupational therapist led environmental assessment and modification is clinically effective in falls prevention, for people at high risk of falls, whereas non occupational therapist led intervention is not. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=42946

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