Ageing and Aged Care Statistics
10. Healthy Ageing
This category contains links which provide information on reducing illness and disease in the ageing population, such as fall prevention, incontinence treatment, and the use of assistive technology.
A Study into the Information Needs and Perceptions of Older Australians Concerning Falls and their Prevention The principal goal of this study was to identify the most appropriate nature of information on falls and their prevention when communicating with older people and their carers.
Ageing and suicide This report provides suicide statistics for all age groups both internationally and in Australia, followed by more detailed consideration of ageing and suicide.
An analysis of research on preventing falls and falls injury in older people: Community, residential care and hospital settings (2004 update) This report is an update of a literature review completed in 2000. The report describes published research and studies on falls prevention for older people.
Comprehensive scoping study on the use of assistive technology by frail older people living in the community This report is a systematic review of existing published and unpublished literature relating to assistive technology for frail older people in the community care context.
Continence Outcomes Measurement Suite together with Review of Patient Satisfaction Measures 2006 Recommendations for continence outcome measures from the National Continence Management Strategy Program.
Evaluation Report Phases 1 and 2 National Continence Management Strategy This report provides a summary of the achievements of the National Continence Management Strategy since inception in 1998 to June 2006 and provides recommendations to assist with planning for future phases.
Falls prevention activities for older people: a national stocktake A national review of falls prevention programs aimed at reducing falls and falls related injuries among older Australians.
Health Professional Education and Awareness Raising Patient and Carer Self-reported Incontinence and Evaluation.
Measuring Incontinence in Australia 2006 Provides estimates of prevalence of incontinence; estimates of the impact of incontinence on peoples' lives; and an estimate of the effect of incontinence on peoples' health.
Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Incontinence Treatment - Report An evaluation of recommendations for improving incontinence treatment in order to assess their suitability for inclusion in the NCMS suite of measures.
Report to the Minister for Ageing on residential care and people with psychogeriatric disorders A report detailing the delivery of appropriate care for people with more severe psychogeriatric disorders that result in behaviours that place either themselves or others at risk.
Video conferencing project evaluation Evaluation of a project targeting people with continence problems in rural and remote areas of Australia, providing them with access to the expertise of major metropolitan continence services through videoconferencing.
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