Review – Page 3 – Later Life Training

Review – OEP, visual impairment and falls – how it works – 2006

La Grow and colleagues have published this “how to” guide on their successful intervention to reduce falls with occupational therapy input and OEP exercises in people with visual impairment. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – OEP VS Multifactorial Interventions? – 2007

In 2007, Campbell and Robertson did a meta-analysis of all trials considering falls prevention and found exercise only interventions (particularly OEP) more cost effective and had the potential for a larger reach. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – OEP and executive function – 2008

In 2008, Liu-Ambrose and colleagues showed in this RCT that executive function could be improved within 6 months of starting OEP and suggests that this, alongside improvements in balance, was responsible for the reduction in falls risk at one year. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – OEP Economic Evaluation – Davis 2010

In 2010, Davis et al, compared OEP with other falls prevention interventions and found it to be the most economically effective. Click here to view.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Gardner (2000)

A systematic review of the research trials evaluating the effect of exercise on reducing falls in older people. Published in 2000, this paper can be viewed here.

December 31, 2010OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – OEP economic evaluation 2003

Robertson et al. published a review of the economic evaluations of their RCT’s with the Otago Exercise Programme, in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Click here to download.

December 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Physical Dimensions of Aging

Physical Dimensions of Aging-2nd Edition. By Waneen Spirduso, Karen Francis, Priscilla MacRae. A Must read!! The physical aging process progresses every day—and so does our understanding of it. Physical Dimensions of Aging, Second Edition, will keep students and professionals up to date on the outcomes of the latest research studies and their implications for the…

December 28, 2010Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and GuidanceBy Dawn Skelton

Research – Otago and reduced mortality – 2010

Does the ‘Otago exercise programme’ reduce mortality and falls in older adults?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. This paper published in Age and Ageing in 2010 by Thomas et al. shows that the Otago Exercise Programme significantly reduces the risk of death and falling in older community-dwelling adults. They reviewed 7 trials with over 1500…

October 31, 2010OEP CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Tag Archives: Review

Review – OEP, visual impairment and falls – how it works – 2006

Review – OEP VS Multifactorial Interventions? – 2007

Research – OEP and executive function – 2008

Review – OEP Economic Evaluation – Davis 2010

Review – Exercise to prevent falls – Gardner (2000)

Research – OEP economic evaluation 2003

Physical Dimensions of Aging

Research – Otago and reduced mortality – 2010

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