Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum, October 2009 7 FALLS & RELATED INJURIES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE Introduction The following is a description of sections of the Public Health Framework, including the program planning steps, the target population, strategies and actions, and the social and policy context. Program Planning Steps 1. Defining the Problem To properly define the pro [...] L., & Osterweil, D. (1990). The value of assessing falls in an elderly population. A randomized clinical trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 113(4), 308‐316. 12 FALLS & RELATED INJURIES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE Introduction Sakamoto, K., Nakamura, T., Hagino, H., Endo, N., Mori, S., Muto, Y., Harada, A., Nakano, T., Itoi, E., Yoshimura, M., Norimatsu, H., Yamamoto, H., & Ochi, T. (2006). E [...] K., Freemantle, N., Eastaugh, J., & Bowie, P. (2006). Clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly people living in care homes‐‐ randomised controlled trial. Age & Ageing, 35(6), 586‐591. 13 FALL & INJURY PREVENTION IN RESIDENTIAL CARE Defining the Problem Chapter 1: Defining the Problem Using Data to Understand, Monitor and Evaluate Falls and Fall Prevention Initiatives i [...] C. Vital Statistics Agency; Vital Statistics mortality data produced by Health Sector IM/IT Informatics group, June 2009. Prepared by: Population Health Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, 2009. Figure 3 shows a breakdown by gender and health authority of direct and indirect death rates due to a fall among seniors living in residential care between the yea [...] C. 1991 population. Source: Acute/rehab. separations from the 2001/02 to 2007/08 Canadian Institute of Health Information Discharge Abstract Dataset. Prepared by: Population Health Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, July 2009. 17 Number of Cases Rate per 1,000 Population*** FALL & INJURY PREVENTION IN RESIDENTIAL CARE Defining the Problem Anothe
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