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Falls, concerns about falling and falls prevention<\/h1>\n

Falls are a major public health issue, with one-third of people aged 65+ falling each year.<\/p>\n

HARG has been at the forefront of research in falls prevention since the early 2000s, leading the EC-funded Prevention of Falls Network Europe (ProFaNE) and Prevention of Falls Network for Dissemination (ProFouND) projects.<\/p>\n

We have also participated in a number of other EC-funded projects, as well as leading and participating in numerous projects funded by UK charities, the Department of Health, the NHS and NIHR.<\/p>\n

Core to our work is the understanding of the epidemiology and aetiology of falls in the community, including investigating risk factors and development of effective interventions to prevent falls.<\/p>\n

We are especially interested in strength and balance-based activity\/exercise interventions such as FaME or OTAGO, where there is a strong evidence base for effectiveness and how to ensure such evidence is implemented in practice to provide benefit to the population.<\/p>\n

Over recent years, we have developed research into the use of mHealth and eHealth approaches to predict, detect, monitor and prevent falls as an alternative to traditional face-to-face approaches.<\/p>\n

We have a strong interest in the measurement of concerns about falling, having led the original development of the Falls Efficacy Scale – International (FES-I) and hosting the FES-I website to facilitate its clinical and research use. The further development of FES-I and providing evidence of its utility remains an important theme for ongoing projects.<\/p>\n

Our methodological approaches include quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods designs as appropriate, as well as systematic reviewing of evidence.<\/p>\n

Current projects<\/h2>\n

Many of our projects relating to physical activity and exercise are funded through and conducted via the NIHR Greater Manchester Applied Research Collaboration Healthy Ageing Theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n