Knowledge translation of falls prevention strategies in people with dementia and their carers: What works?
Knowledge translation of falls prevention strategies in people with dementia and their carers: What works? - 2010 AAR/DCRC-CC Joint PhD Research Scholarship[1]
Ms Claudia Meyer
Research Centre DCRC Carers and Consumers
Partner Institution Alzheimer's Australia
Project Description
Given the projected increase of people with dementia in Australia over the coming years, there is increasing recognition of the social and health consequences for people with dementia and their carers. To date the increased focus on translation of research into practice for formal carers of people with dementia has not extended to informal carers.Translation of research into practice for carers is important, given around 85% of people with a disability receive informal care.
There is substantial literature regarding falls prevention among older people and a small, but growing body of literature for those with dementia, but a gap in knowledge exists for translating falls prevention knowledge between health professionals and people with dementia and their carers to affect behaviour change.
This project aims to evaluate three methods of translating falls prevention knowledge between health professionals and people with dementia and their carers to achieve desired behaviour change. The project will include a literature review, focus groups and one-to-one interviews to provide information required for the intervention phase.
The intervention phase will utilise the best evidence for knowledge translation regarding falls prevention strategies to effect behaviour change within individuals according to the Prochaska and DiClemente's Stages of Change model.
Project Portfolio
“Where are the gaps in sharing falls prevention knowledge between community care professionals and people living with dementia?, 47th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, Adelaid [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 28-11-2014 ]
“Development of a management aid for sharing falls knowledge with people with dementia]”, Falls Prevention Conference, Sydney, 18 November 2014. [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 18-11-2014]
“Navigation and negotiation: Views of sharing falls prevention information with people living with dementia”, Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, 16 – 18 November 2014. [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 16-11-2014 ]
Falls prevention for community-dwelling people living with dementia, Australian Association of Gerontology Regional Forum, Warrnambool [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 21-03-2014]
], National Ageing Research Institute seminar program, [ Presentation /[Translating falls prevention knowledge: perspectives from people living with dementia, their carers and community care professionals] Talk / Conference, 17-03-2014 ]
Sharing falls prevention knowledge among community-care staff using action research][ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 27-11-2013]
“Recruitment and retention of people living with dementia and their caregivers – lessons from the field [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 25-11-2013]
Perceptions of community-dwelling people living with dementia on the sharing of falls prevention knowledge (Forum 2013) [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 21-09-2013]
Meyer et al (2013). Translating falls prevention knowledge to community-dwelling people living with dementia: a mixed-method systematic review” (in review [ Journal article / Book / Chapter, 08-08-2013 ]
Translating falls prevention knowledge for community-dwelling people with dementia – how and with whom? [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 23-06-2013 ]
An exploration of the translation of falls prevention knowledge for community-dwelling people living with dementia [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 17-05-2013 ]
Translating falls prevention knowledge for community-dwelling people with dementia – how and with whom?” [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 02-04-2013 ]
Translation of falls prevention knowledge for community-dwelling people with dementia: What works?” [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 05-02-2013 ]
Falls prevention knowledge translation for community-dwelling people with dementia (AAG Nov2012) [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 02-11-2012 ]
Falls prevention knowledge translation for community-dwelling people with dementia [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 02-11-2012 ]
Translation of falls prevention knowledge for community-dwelling people with dementia: what works?” [ Presentation / Talk / Conference, 02-10-2012 ]
Meyer et al (2012). Falls in older people receiving in-home informal care across Victoria: Influence on care recipients and caregivers [ Journal article / Book / Chapter, 02-02-2012 ]
رابط
http://www.dementiaresearch.org.au/index.php?option=com_dcrc&view=dcrc&layout=project&Itemid=&pid=4
http://www.nari.net.au/files/falls.pdf
