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Editorial J/196/11/03QIA4.3Novinsides 9/12/03 2:54 pm Page 2 Ron Iphofen Editor We are delighted to have a contribution to this medicalised treatment of illness and disease. issue from our North American colleagues, Lori Older people not only have a right to participate Weeks and Karen Roberto. As their work in such decision-making processes, they are demonstrates, older women are highly aware of increasingly able to do so in effective and the consequences for their quality of life of an articulate ways. accidental fall, more importantly they recognise Effective participation and genuine their own responsibility for ensuring, as much as empowerment are necessarily dependent upon possible, that such falls do not occur. good quality sources of information. This is The vital importance of a focus group precisely what Norma Raynes and Pat Margiotta methodology for encouraging disclosure of the explore in their examination of current practice in occurrence of falls is highly instructive. It is also the provision of information and advice for older interesting to note that the respondents were as people and of what constitutes good practice. concerned about the psychosocial consequences Alongside a literature and website review, they of a fall as they were with the physical sustain our http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Quality in Ageing and Older Adults Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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1471-7794
DOI
10.1108/14717794200300014
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J/196/11/03QIA4.3Novinsides 9/12/03 2:54 pm Page 2 Ron Iphofen Editor We are delighted to have a contribution to this medicalised treatment of illness and disease. issue from our North American colleagues, Lori Older people not only have a right to participate Weeks and Karen Roberto. As their work in such decision-making processes, they are demonstrates, older women are highly aware of increasingly able to do so in effective and the consequences for their quality of life of an articulate ways. accidental fall, more importantly they recognise Effective participation and genuine their own responsibility for ensuring, as much as empowerment are necessarily dependent upon possible, that such falls do not occur. good quality sources of information. This is The vital importance of a focus group precisely what Norma Raynes and Pat Margiotta methodology for encouraging disclosure of the explore in their examination of current practice in occurrence of falls is highly instructive. It is also the provision of information and advice for older interesting to note that the respondents were as people and of what constitutes good practice. concerned about the psychosocial consequences Alongside a literature and website review, they of a fall as they were with the physical sustain our

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Quality in Ageing and Older AdultsEmerald Publishing

Published: Nov 1, 2003

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