Falling is the leading cause of injury among the elderly as well as children. Overall, around three million children suffer from fal
...jority of literature research is done on fall prevention in adults and the elderly population. For the past many years, a lot of pediatric fall risk assessmen
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* Aged care institutions and hospitals keeping a diarised summary of falls.
...diaries can be utilised for community dwelling at risk populations eg the elderly with comorbidities, people with [[Parkinson's|Parkinsons]] disease persons,
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...m/article/S0031-9406(10)60612-8/abstract Validation and reliability of the Elderly Mobility Scale]. Physiotherapy. 1994; 80 (11): 744-747. </ref>.
...2832 A head-to-head comparison of the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) and Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS) in an older acute medical population]. 2015. Disabil�
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...esigned to evaluate functional independence in ADLs of chronically ill and elderly institutionalized populations. The profile is used to predict rehabilitatio
...herwood CC, Greer DS. Functional status measures in a comprehensive stroke care program. Arch
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...l Practice Guideline Manual]. Available from: https://www.aafp.org/patient-care/clinical-recommendations/cpg-manual.html (last accessed 11.5.2019)</ref>
# [https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg177 Osteoarthritis: care and management], NICE CPGs Published date: February 2014
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The [[Older People Introduction|elderly]] have long been neglected as the addressee of health promotion activities.
Health promotion programs for the elderly have to account for these limitations in health and daily activities, and r
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[[Falls in elderly|Falls]] are common within the elderly population. Adverse effects of falsl include fracture, fear of falling, and
...sessed by a fall risk assessment. A range of tools are available to health care providers to identify those at risk of falling. A number of tools have been
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===1. <u>What are Primary Care Teams?</u>'''<br> ===
Primary Care Teams (PCT) are teams of healthcare professionals who work closely together
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== What is Self Care? ==
...P. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8488814/pdf/main.pdf Self-care: A concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Sciences]. 2021 Oct 1
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...lm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6879025/ ow-Energy Pelvic Ring Fractures in the Elderly Population: Expected Outcomes and Associated Mortality Rates.] Journal of C
* Low-energy fractures of the [[Older People Introduction|elderly population]] sustained from a ground level [[Falls|fall]] frequently result
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Elderly Female with Bilateral Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputations
The patient is an elderly woman who sustained bilateral LE injuries when she was hit by a car. Follow
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...ge not only for older adults with infectious diseases, but also for health care providers<ref>El Chakhtoura NG, Bonomo RA, Jump RL. I[https://www.ncbi.nlm.
Elderly and infections, key points
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[[File:Corns.jpeg|thumb|Elderly Feet]]
.../foot-assessment-and-care-for-older-people-09-12-2014/ Foot assessment and care for older people]. Nursing Times. 2014; 110(50): 12-15.</ref>:
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...ystematic review of clinical evidence - the main source for evidence-based care.
...0 Clinical Practice Guidelines - Do they Enhance Value for Money in Health Care?] Grimshaw JM, Hutchinson A. Br Med Bull, 1995; 51: 927-940.</ref>
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[[File:Elderly Woman.jpg|right|frameless]]The increase in the number of [[Older People Int
...arthritis]] or other health problems, all requiring some form of long-term care. In addition, older people are more likely to experience events such as ber
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...cular cartilage. It is a painful, chronic condition that primarily effects elderly people. Clinical symptoms including knee pain, stiffness, and swelling, are
...tions while also bridging the gap between the heightened demands on health care services and patient's needs. <ref>Diener I. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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* Each year, thousands of [[Medication and Older People|elderly patients suffer injury because of adverse effects]] from multiple medicatio
...more than 65 years is the group taking medications most; more than 50% of elderly patients are taking at least one medically unnecessary medication. However,
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...to [[parkinson's]] or [[Alzheimer's Disease|alzheimer's]] disease and in elderly institutionalized patients<ref name=":0">Khachiyants N, Trinkle D, Son S, K
...out and wellbeing|burnout]], it also poses increased demands on the health care providers especially the nursing staff.<ref name=":1" />
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[[File:Tablet-PC Elderly.jpg|thumb|Using a tablet as an assistive electronic device]]
...dults: A Narrative Review of Experiments Involving Older Adults in Elderly Care Institutions.] Frontiers in public health, 9, 751150. <nowiki>https://doi.o
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Older adults are at risk of [[Falls in elderly|falls]] and subsequent significant injuries. After a fall, the older adult
...ence regarding the benefits of BCM, yet the lack of adoption into standard care, highlights the need for further research and clinical application of this
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This case study will focus on an elderly gentleman Mr. H, a 92yo man admitted for inpatient rehab post left AKA for
Transfemoral, elderly, pre-prosthetic, cardiac, comorbidities, equal-opportunity
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* Hospital admissions and health care costs
* Involves health care professional direction and supervision with the same level of expertise and
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...of pneumonia in those admitted to [[Physiotherapists Role in ICU|intensive care units]] (ICU) or on mechanical [[Ventilation and Weaning|ventilation]]. 9/1
# The elderly are more are risk of developing HAP.<ref>Radiopedia [https://radiopaedia.or
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...atients due to a high-energy trauma (e.g. a motor vehicle accident) and in elderly patients due to a low-energy trauma (e.g. a fall). The underlying mechanism
...and D’Alonzo classification.<ref>J. Jallo et al. Neurotrauma and critical care of the spine. Thieme Medical Publishers et al. 2009 [Level 5]</ref><ref nam
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...reventive health. The work is conducted in close contact with other health care professions. They can also choose to work on health prevention, development
...olds 6 executive meetings per year and furthers liaisons with other health care professions and authorities.<ref name="p4" /> To be accepted as a memb
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...72/344 dentifying and treating older patients with malnutrition in primary care: the MUST screening tool]. British Journal of General Practice. 2018 Jul 1;
...ose most at risk are the elderly, half of older Australians living in aged care or at home are either at risk of malnutrition or are malnourished.
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...>Berg KO, Wood-Dauphinee SL, Williams JI, Maki B. Measuring balance in the elderly: validation of an instrument. Canadian journal of public health= Revue cana
...">Berg K, Wood-Dauphinee S, Williams JI, Maki, B: Measuring balance in the elderly: Validation of an instrument. Can. J. Pub. Health, July/August supplement 2
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...ysiotherapy involvement for older people, especially those with [[Falls in elderly|falls]], [[Stroke: Physiotherapy Treatment Approaches|stroke]], [[arthritis
# There is strong evidence on the effectiveness of primary care/community-based [https://www.physio-pedia.com/images/0/04/Falls_prevention.
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...ws that the recommended amounts of [[Proteins|protein]] may be too low for elderly people.
...imal [[Health Literacy|health]], which may be of greater importance in the elderly.
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* Assesses standing balance and functional mobility in the elderly population.
...M)|Functional Independence Measure]] and [[Elderly Mobility Scale|Modified Elderly Mobility Scale]]<ref name="haines" />. It has shown high correlation with t
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...f fatigue in older adults: the FACIT Fatigue Scale (version 4). Supportive Care in Cancer. 2015;23(5):1355-64.</ref>. However, many older persons report co
...tions and in the general population and in special populations such as the elderly and those living in rural areas.
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...original version, shortened version, expanded version, short form version, elderly version and pediatric version. <ref>Guillemin F, Coste J, Pouchot J, Ghezai
...parisons of five health status instruments for orthopaedic evaluation. Med Care 1990; 28:632-42.</ref>
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...ame="Ebrahim">Ebrahim SBJ, Sainsbury R, Watson S. FootfckLRproblems of the elderly: a hospital survey. BMJfckLR1981; 283: 949–50.</ref>.
...g can be done about it<ref name="Munro">BJ Munro and JR Steele (1998) Foot-care awareness. A survey of persons aged 65 years and older. Journal of the Amer
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[[File:Elderly woman.jpeg|thumb|Frail lady with carer]]
* Intended Population: Frail elderly population, all individuals [[Older People Introduction|> 65 years]] should
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...examination and most appropriate rehabilitation process for an individual elderly patient with a lower limb amputation
transtibial, elderly patient, PVD
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*A history of mass immigration, mostly of the young leaving their elderly behind.
...vice has seen the specialism evolve from 'geriatrics' to 'Care of the Elderly', now simply to addressing the population as they are i.e. older adults.
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...d atrophic gastritis and altered hepatic drug metabolism are common in the elderly.
...r in many joints and this, combined with the loss of muscle mass, inhibits elderly patients' locomotion.
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...Tschopp O, Lacraz A, Vischer UM. 2005, Major lower limb amputations in the elderly observed over ten years: the role of diabetes and peripheral arterial disea
...of the multidisciplinary team were involved in this patient's care. Wound care nursing, the surgeon and general practitioner and prosthetics as well as da
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A case study of a diabetic elderly amputee patient in the United Kingdom: Amputee Case Study
elderly, diabetic, trans-tibial amputation, physiotherapy, [[Amputee Rehabilitation
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...s to participation in physical activity and exercise among middle-aged and elderly individuals. Singapore Med J. 2013;54(10):581-6.</ref>:
...active enough', 'do not know how to do it' and 'too lazy', while those for elderly respondents were 'too tired', 'lack of motivation' and 'already active enou
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...nimetric properties of the electronic Pain Assessment Tool (ePAT) for aged-care residents with moderate to severe dementia]. Journal of pain research. 2018
...[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927851/ Pain assessment in elderly with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.] Journal of Alzheim
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*All patients in care homes age 50+ regardless of the number of medicines that they are on
*[[Palliative Care Competence Framework for Physiotherapists|End of life care]]
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...Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test: safety and reliability with older intensive care unit patients at discharge.] Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva. 2019
...>r, [[Introduction to Frailty|frailty]], [[balance]] disorders, [[Falls in elderly|falls]] history <ref name=":1">Whitney SL, Wrisley DM, Marchetti GF, Gee MA
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...y<ref name=":0" />. It may extend up to 2 to 3 days and last longer in the elderly population<ref name=":4" />.
...-Pathophysiology of Burn Shock and Burn Edema.] In: Herndon DN. Total Burn Care (Fifth Edition). Elsevier, 2018. p66-76</ref>. Soon after burn injuries occ
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Nursing Homes accounting for 61% of all long term care units in Ireland which requires increased levels of physiotherapy input. I
* Respiratory Care
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...dependence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL).] Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults. 2019. 2. Accessed 24 June 2019.</ref>.
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...p a coordinated and integrated management plan for treatment and long-term care plan."<ref>Choi J-Y, Rajaguru V, Shin J, Kim K,
...02166-1 Costs and effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in primary care for older adults with high risk for hospitalisation]. BMC geriatrics. 2021
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Rehab of an elderly patient with traumatic AKA amputation: Amputee Case Study
...o courses of PT. She used her own health insurance (Medicare) to cover her care, as the person that hit her had no car insurance.
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...arkas J. [https://emcrit.org/ibcc/hypernatremia/ Internet Book of Critical Care] (IBCC).Available from:https://emcrit.org/ibcc/hypernatremia/ (accessed 5.1
...emia is primarily seen in infants and the [[Older People - An Introduction|elderly population.]]
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