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There's no apprenticeship for Alzheimer's: the caring relationship when an older person experiencing dementia falls
- Authors:
- MCINTYRE Anne, REYNOLDS Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 32(5), July 2012, pp.873-896.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Older people experiencing dementia are twice as likely to fall, resulting in serious injury, reduction in everyday activity and admission to long-term care. Carer burden also increases when a care-recipient falls. This study investigated the experiences of falling of community-living older people with dementia and their carers. Participants included 9 older people with Alzheimer's disease and their ten carers, recruited from a large mental health National Health Service trust. The antecedents, falls events and consequences of falls were discussed. Findings revealed three themes: ‘learning as you go’, ‘we're always together’, ‘nobody was interested’. The findings demonstrated how falling accentuates the impact of dementia on the dyad. Spouse-carers' discussion of their own falls highlighted
Elderly fallers: a baseline audit of admissions to a day hospital for elderly people
- Author:
- MCINTYRE Anne
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(2), June 1999, pp.244-248.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Falls in elderly people are a major problem for health and social services because of the incidence of injury and the fear falling as a disabling consequence. This article describes a retrospective and concurrent caseload audit of medical and occupational therapy notes of elderly people admitted to a South Buckinghamshire day hospital. The aim of the audit was to establish the incidence of falls