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PREFALL PREFALLLIFELONG LEARNING
PROGRAMME
LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME
GRUNDTVIGGRUNDTVIG
Madrid, ENSA General Assembly
June, 2nd 2010
Madrid, ENSA General Assembly
June, 2nd 2010
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WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON FALLS WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON FALLS
PREVENTION IN OLDER AGE, 2007PREVENTION IN OLDER AGE, 2007
WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON FALLS WHO GLOBAL REPORT ON FALLS
PREVENTION IN OLDER AGE, 2007PREVENTION IN OLDER AGE, 2007
Population Ageing is a Population Ageing is a Triumph of Humanity but Triumph of Humanity but
also a Challenge to Societyalso a Challenge to Society
Population Ageing is a Population Ageing is a Triumph of Humanity but Triumph of Humanity but
also a Challenge to Societyalso a Challenge to Society
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Can you do it, even if Can you do it, even if you are not over 65 you are not over 65
yet?yet?
Can you do it, even if Can you do it, even if you are not over 65 you are not over 65
yet?yet?
It is well known that 30% among adult and senior It is well known that 30% among adult and senior citizen, experience at least one fall a year. Falls for citizen, experience at least one fall a year. Falls for older people are already one of the most important older people are already one of the most important public health concerns in term of Morbidity, public health concerns in term of Morbidity, Mortality and Cost to Health and Social Service. Mortality and Cost to Health and Social Service.
Hip fractures represent the more significant Hip fractures represent the more significant percentage of allpercentage of all “ “fractures fall relatedfractures fall related””. About one . About one out of five hip fracture patients dies within a year of out of five hip fracture patients dies within a year of their injury; most of these patients are hospitalized their injury; most of these patients are hospitalized for more than one week; one out of four, who lived for more than one week; one out of four, who lived independently before the event, has to stay in a independently before the event, has to stay in a nursing home for at least a year after the surgery.nursing home for at least a year after the surgery.
In Europe every year 500.000 new hip fractured In Europe every year 500.000 new hip fractured are registered. This number is going to skyrocket in are registered. This number is going to skyrocket in the near future due to the increasing of life the near future due to the increasing of life expectancy. The total direct costs for hip fractures expectancy. The total direct costs for hip fractures exceed € 4 billion a year for the hospitalization exceed € 4 billion a year for the hospitalization only. Within one year this number doubles once only. Within one year this number doubles once considering nursing home, doctor’s servicing, considering nursing home, doctor’s servicing, rehabilitation and home health care.rehabilitation and home health care.
PREFALLCreating an European
Blueprint for Fall PreventionVeneto Region
(Local Health Authority N.9 Treviso – Orthopaedic Division)
Universidad Permanente de Alicante (ES)Surrey County Council (UK)
Municipality of Halandry (GR)Conseil General du Val-De-Marne (FR)
Tartu City Government (EE)
ObjectivesInformationInformationEducationEducationPhysical ActivityPhysical ActivityElderly for ElderlyElderly for Elderly
The project encourages initiatives for transferring The project encourages initiatives for transferring knowledge, methods and good practices for senior knowledge, methods and good practices for senior citizen education, equipping seniors with the skills citizen education, equipping seniors with the skills that they need to cope with the main risk factors that they need to cope with the main risk factors for falling strengthening their contibution to the for falling strengthening their contibution to the learning of other older adults. Eventually the learning of other older adults. Eventually the project will promote the set out of a physical project will promote the set out of a physical activity training programme and zero in on specific activity training programme and zero in on specific older adults need, as part of different goals: a) to older adults need, as part of different goals: a) to prevent fall and their devastating effects; b) to keep prevent fall and their devastating effects; b) to keep elderly in active life, out of health institutions living elderly in active life, out of health institutions living longer in an autonomous way.longer in an autonomous way.
1.1. A reduction of the mortality rate A reduction of the mortality rate 2.2. A decrease in hospitalization and healtA decrease in hospitalization and health h
care costscare costs3.3. A decrease in the number of hip fractures A decrease in the number of hip fractures
surgerysurgery4.4. A significant reduction of the waiting list for A significant reduction of the waiting list for
the outgoing patientsthe outgoing patients
The main goal is always to The main goal is always to improve the quality of life for improve the quality of life for
the elderlythe elderly
