Is it feasible to deliver a complex intervention to improve the outcome of falls in people with dementia? A protocol for the DIFRID feasibility study

Is it feasible to deliver a complex intervention to improve the outcome of falls in people with dementia? A protocol for the DIFRID feasibility study

Abstract Background People with dementia (PWD) experience ten times as many incident falls as people without dementia. Little is known about how best to deliver services to people with dementia following a fall. We used an integrated, mixed-methods approach to develop a new intervention which combin...

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Main Authors: Louise M. Allan, Alison Wheatley, Elizabeth Flynn, Amy Smith, Chris Fox, Denise Howel, Robert Barber, Tara Marie Homer, Louise Robinson, Steve Wayne Parry, Lynne Corner, Jim Anthony Connolly, Lynn Rochester, Claire Bamford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Dementia
Falls
Feasibility studies
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Goals
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0364-7

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