Providing a summary of injury prevention evidence together in one location, the Evidence Bank aims to increase the awareness of reliable, accurate and authoritative injury-related research pieces.
Utilising the menu below you are able to search the Evidence Bank by injury topics, keywords and primary target audience. Please note that the primary target audience refers to the segmented group which the evidence is aiming to have the greatest influence on.
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| Year | Injury topic/s | Primary target audience | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Costa, S. N., Ferreira, L. H. B. & Bento, P. C. B. Effects of home-based exercise programs on mobility, muscle strength, balance, and gait in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of aging and physical activity ePub, ePub (2023). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36623512/ |
| 2023 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Paul, S. S. et al. Fall-related health service use in Stepping On programme participants and matched controls: a non-randomised observational trial within the 45 and Up Study. Age and ageing 51, afac272 (2022). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36580389/ |
| 2023 | Falls | Adults (26 - 64 years), Older Adults (65 years and over) | Gebre, A. K. et al. Cardiovascular disease, muscle function, and long-term falls risk: The Perth Longitudinal Study of Ageing Women. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 107, 104911 (2022). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36587454/ |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | World Health Organization. Preventing injuries and violence: an overview. (2022). Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240047136 |
| 2022 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over), Whole Community | Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society. Why investing in falls prevention across Australia can’t wait. https://anzfallsprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ANZ-falls-report.pdf (2022). |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study 2022. https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/d9ae4bfa-df27-4e3c-9846-ba452bef6ac5/aihw-bod-37.pdf.aspx?inline=true (2022). |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Yarning & frontier economics. Evaluation of minimum unit price of alcohol in the Northern Territory. https://health.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1146448/evaluation-mup-alcohol-nt.pdf (2022). |
| 2022 | Drowning, Intentional self-harm, Violence | Whole Community | O’Donnell, K. et al. Recent natural disasters in Australia: Exploring the association with men’s mental health and access to health care. 20 https://aifs.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/2022-TTM-Insights-Report-Chapter-4.pdf (2022). |
| 2022 | Drowning | Whole Community | Scarr, J.-P. & Jagnoor, J. Identifying opportunities for multisectoral action for drowning prevention: a scoping review. Inj Prev ip–2022–044712 (2022) doi:10.1136/ip-2022-044712. |
| 2022 | Intentional self-harm | Whole Community | Collie, A. & Gray, S. E. The relationship between work disability and subsequent suicide or self-harm: A scoping review. PLOS Global Public Health 2, e0000922 (2022). |