Falls prevention amongst older people: Development of effective interventions and improvement of uptake and adherence to services
Impact: Health impacts
Narrative
Falls are a common (30-40% >65 year olds fall each year) and important age-related health problem costing the NHS and social care >£5.6m each day. University of Manchester research has contributed to reducing the burden of falls worldwide.We demonstrated that falls are better predictors of fracture than bone mineral density. We developed an effective intervention, reducing falls amongst older people by 30%; identified barriers to service use, and approaches to increasing uptake and adherence; and developed a fear of falling instrument (FES-I), now translated into 30+ languages and widely used in clinical practice.By 2012, 54% NHS Trusts used training programmes based on our research. It moulded service provision nationally and internationally, changing the emphasis of how falls prevention services are presented, from “reducing risk” to “improving/maintaining independence”.
Category of impact
- Health impacts
Date | 2014 |
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Economic, Policy
Impact: Technological, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture