An intervention to improve outcomes of falls in dementia: the DIFRID  mixed-methods feasibility study

Allan, Louise M; Wheatley, Alison; Smith, Amy; Flynn, Elizabeth; Homer, Tara; Robalino, Shannon; Beyer, Fiona R; Fox, Christopher; Howel, Denise; Barber, Robert; Connolly, Jim Anthony; Robinson, Louise; Parry, Steve Wayne; Rochester, Lynn; Corner, Lynne; Bamford, Claire

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This study suggested that the intervention was both feasible and acceptable to people with dementia and their carers but further research is needed to refine it for a full trial.

Louise M Allan , Alison Wheatley , Amy Smith , Elizabeth Flynn , Tara Homer , Shannon Robalino , Fiona R Beyer , Christopher Fox , Denise Howel , Robert Barber , Jim Anthony Connolly , Louise Robinson , Steve Wayne Parry , Lynn Rochester , Lynne Corner & Claire Bamford .

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Louise M Allan ^1,^*, Alison Wheatley ², Amy Smith ³, Elizabeth Flynn ⁴, Tara Homer ², Shannon Robalino ², Fiona R Beyer ², Christopher Fox ⁵, Denise Howel ², Robert Barber ⁶, Jim Anthony Connolly ⁷, Louise Robinson ², Steve Wayne Parry ⁸, Lynn Rochester ⁹, Lynne Corner ¹⁰, Claire Bamford ²

¹ University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
² Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
⁴ Department of Physiotherapy, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁵ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
⁶ Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁷ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁸ Falls and Syncope Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
⁹ Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
¹⁰ VOICE, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: L.Allan@exeter.ac.uk

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