Prevention of Falls in the elderly in Home Care:
Anttila, Joyce (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025051411811
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025051411811
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Preventing falls is a central focus in gerontological nursing, as falls pose significant challenges to the healthcare system due to their potentially serious consequences, impacting patients directly and indirectly. Various interventions can help prevent falls, making it essential for nurses to be knowledgeable about fall prevention strategies in homecare. This understanding aids in reducing the frequency of falls that elderly individuals might encounter in daily life.
This thesis aims is to describe what is the nurses’ role to prevent elderly falls in home care.
The study includes a literature review of scientific articles chosen based on specific criteria and analysed using content analysis. The findings are organized into four main categories: physical exercise, medication management, technology and education. Furthermore, the role of nurses is highlighted to underscore the essential contributions of nursing in fall prevention efforts for elderly individuals relying on homecare services.
This thesis aims is to describe what is the nurses’ role to prevent elderly falls in home care.
The study includes a literature review of scientific articles chosen based on specific criteria and analysed using content analysis. The findings are organized into four main categories: physical exercise, medication management, technology and education. Furthermore, the role of nurses is highlighted to underscore the essential contributions of nursing in fall prevention efforts for elderly individuals relying on homecare services.