How to Strengthen Non-Motorised Mobility of Elderly People? An Evidence-based Manual for theSet-up of Fall Prevention Programmes in Communities
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: In the course of life, mobility behaviour and needs change and have to be adapted. With growing age, muscle \nmass reduces continuously. If this natural degradation process is not countered, the risk of falls and getting \ninjured increases. Once a person has experienced a fall, the fear of falling again is likely to evolve. As a \nconsequence, physical activity is associated with feelings of insecurity and is therefore avoided (post-fallsyndrome). \nWithin the age group 55 years and older, almost a quarter of occurring falls in Austria happen in \ntraffic (KFV, 2016). Thus, motivity and health are key prerequisites for a safe, independent and injury-free \nmobility. In order to tackle this topic, the Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV) developed the project “Pimp \nyour Skills”1 (Eichhorn et al., 2016), which focused on strengthening non-motorised mobility of elderly \npeople and, particularly, on fall prevention. As a result, a manual on setting up an effective fall prevention \nprogramme for adults is now available.#
Authors: Anita Eichhorn, Eva Aigner-Breuss
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2767748214