Falls Prevention
Our research team have been active in this space with a focus not only on preventing falls in hospitals.
We are being innovative in exploring new programs that older people may engage in to reduce their risk of harm from falling.
We have published the findings from our NHMRC Project Grant funded wearable technology clinical trials and continue to work on the data collected previously.
More recently, Dr Agathe Jadczak has been funded for her collaborative project with the Adelaide University Judo Club where they hope to develop train the trainer products and evaluate the efficacy of delivering their innovative judo program through allied health practitioners.
Using judo to reduce falls and frailty risk
Recent publications
| By | Title |
|---|---|
| Visvanathan R et. al. | Findings from three methods to identify falls in hospitals: results from the Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management system falls prevention trial. Aus J Ageing 2023 Oct 20. |
| Pham CT, Visvanathan R..Karnon J. | Cost-effectiveness and value of information analysis of an Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Managmenet (AmbIGeM) system compared to usual care to prvent falls in older people in hospitals. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2023; 21(2): 315-325. |
| Dollard J..Visvanathan R. | Patient acceptability of a novel technological solution (Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management System) to prevent falls in geriatric and general medicine wards: a mixed-methods study. Gerontology 2022; 68(9): 1070-1080. |
| Visvanathan R… | Effectiveness of the wearable sensor-based ambient intelligent geriatric management (AmbIGeM) system in preventing falls in older people in hospitals. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci; 77 (1): 155-163. |