Shedding Light on Falls: The Effect of Lighting Levels on Fall Risk in Long-Term Residential Care Facilities.

To compare lighting levels in care facilities with local recommendations and determine their cross-sectional association with fall rate, we recruited residents ( = 126) from 12 long-term care facilities (mean ± SD age 85.1 ± 7.9 years; 64.

Ageing of Australian lamb beyond 14 days does not further improve eating quality.

Limited studies are available assessing the impact of extended ageing on lamb eating quality of a wide range of cuts. From lamb (n = 153) and young mutton (n = 40) carcasses, seven cuts (eye of rack, eye of shoulder, knuckle, loin, outside, rump and topside) were collected and aged based on three ageing times (5, 14 or 21 days). Additionally, residual glycogen was determined from the loin at the corresponding ageing time.

Optimizing group work strategies in virtual dissection.

Due to its haptic and interactive nature, virtual anatomy provides an opportunity for small-group learning, enabling students to develop their group work skills before they graduate. However, there is currently little practical guidance supported by pedagogic principles detailing how to incorporate it into curricula. Anatomy educators at the University of Plymouth conducted action research aiming to capture students' overall perceptions of the virtual anatomy platform Anatomage.

Fostering engagement in virtual anatomy learning for healthcare students.

Background: The use of virtual learning platforms is on the rise internationally, however, successful integration into existing curricula is a complex undertaking fraught with unintended consequences. Looking beyond medical and pedagogic literature can provide insight into factors affecting the user experience. The technology acceptance model, widely used in software evaluation, can be used to identify barriers and enablers of engagement with virtual learning platforms.

Effects of an Exercise Program to Reduce Falls in Older People Living in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of an exercise program on falls in intermediate and high-level long-term care (LTC) residents and to determine whether adherence, physical capacity, and cognition modified outcomes.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting And Participants: Residents (n = 520, aged 84 ± 8 years) from 25 LTC facilities in New Zealand.