PERSONAL, HOME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PROMOTION WITH COMMUNITY-DWELLINGELDERLY PERSONS - RESPONSE TO A PUBLIC-HEALTH NURSE INTERVENTION

Authors
PLOEG J BLACK ME HUTCHISON BG WALTER SD SCOTT EAF CHAMBERS LW
Citation
J. Ploeg et al., PERSONAL, HOME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY PROMOTION WITH COMMUNITY-DWELLINGELDERLY PERSONS - RESPONSE TO A PUBLIC-HEALTH NURSE INTERVENTION, Canadian journal of public health, 85(3), 1994, pp. 188-191
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Canadian journal of public health → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084263
Volume
85
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
188 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4263(1994)85:3<188:PHACSP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Public health clients aged 65 years and older were randomly allocated to receive an intervention by a public health nurse during a home visi t, promoting either safety behaviours or influenza immunization. Sixty -eight clients reported making a total of 103 safety changes, with alm ost equal proportions making changes in the safety and influenza group s (21.9% vs. 18.3%). a higher percentage of males (25.0%) than females (17.3%) reported making safety changes following the intervention. Fu rther research should focus on the effectiveness of safety promotion s trategies which are expanded to include seniors participation, policy development and community planning and design.