Fall Prevention and Exercise Intervention

FALL PREVENTION AND APPLICATION
OF EXERCISE AS INTERVENTION
- A brief presentation

INTRODUCTION
 Falling is considered as one of the leading causes of injuries according
to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2019).
 World Health Organisation (2019) specified that more than 646000
people die of fall or similar accidents.
 Also, researchers mentioned that 90% fall cases occur among the
people of ages more than 65 years (World Health Organization, 2019).
 Intervention to prevent fall among older population is highly essential
in this regard.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 The main objective of the presentation is to develop a
PICOT question regarding psychotherapeutic intervention to
prevent fall among the older population.
 In this purpose a systematic review of literatures is essential.
 The national and local health policies of New Zealand will
be analyzed to find the significance of the interventions.

PICOT QUESTION
The main PICOT question is :
 Does the application of exercise and body balance related intervention helps to improve
the body balance and reinforce stability among the elderly patients suffering from
chronic diseases compared to standard interventions within three months?
 This question will be analyzed in the presentation with the help of literatures and
policies of New Zealand.