Journal article
Personal, home and community safety promotion with community-dwelling elderly persons: response to a public health nurse intervention.
Abstract
Public health clients aged 65 years and older were randomly allocated to receive an intervention by a public health nurse during a home visit, promoting either safety behaviours or influenza immunization. Sixty-eight clients reported making a total of 103 safety changes, with almost equal proportions making changes in the safety and influenza groups (21.9% vs. 18.3%). A higher percentage of males (25.0%) than females (17.3%) reported making …
Authors
Ploeg J; Black ME; Hutchison BG; Walter SD; Scott EA; Chambers LW
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 188–191
Publication Date
1994
ISSN
0008-4263