Wendy Watson

Summary

Affiliation: University of New South Wales
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi The burden of fall-related injury among older persons in New South Wales
    Wendy Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 35:170-5. 2011
  2. ncbi The effect of walking on falls in older people: the 'Easy Steps to Health' randomized controlled trial study protocol
    Alexander Voukelatos
    Health Promotion Service, Clinical Support Division Western, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:888. 2011
  3. ncbi Bio-psychosocial determinants of time lost from work following non life threatening acute orthopaedic trauma
    Fiona J Clay
    Monash University, Accident Research Centre, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:6. 2010
  4. ncbi Conflicting trends in fall-related injury hospitalisations among older people: variations by injury type
    W L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
    Osteoporos Int 22:2623-31. 2011
  5. ncbi The cost of fall-related injuries among older people in NSW, 2006-07
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 22:55-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Evaluation of the NSW Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, 2003-2007: implications for policy development
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 22:69-72. 2011
  7. ncbi Projections of hospitalised fall-related injury in NSW, Australia: impacts on the hospital and aged care sectors
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Safety Res 42:487-92. 2011

Collaborators

  • Rebecca J Mitchell
  • Alexander Voukelatos
  • Fiona J Clay
  • Cathie Sherrington
  • Dafna Merom
  • Chris Rissel
  • Karen Waller
  • Joan Ozanne-Smith
  • Stuart V Newstead
  • Roderick J McClure

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi The burden of fall-related injury among older persons in New South Wales
    Wendy Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales
    Aust N Z J Public Health 35:170-5. 2011
    ..To develop a comprehensive estimate of the burden of fall-related injury among older people in New South Wales...
  2. ncbi The effect of walking on falls in older people: the 'Easy Steps to Health' randomized controlled trial study protocol
    Alexander Voukelatos
    Health Promotion Service, Clinical Support Division Western, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:888. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Bio-psychosocial determinants of time lost from work following non life threatening acute orthopaedic trauma
    Fiona J Clay
    Monash University, Accident Research Centre, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:6. 2010
    ..To determine factors predicting the duration of time away from work following acute orthopaedic non life threatening trauma..
  4. ncbi Conflicting trends in fall-related injury hospitalisations among older people: variations by injury type
    W L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
    Osteoporos Int 22:2623-31. 2011
    ..1% while fracture injuries declined by -0.4%. Varying trends in rates of different injury types makes it difficult to provide a definitive explanation for these changes...
  5. ncbi The cost of fall-related injuries among older people in NSW, 2006-07
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 22:55-9. 2011
    ..5% of the total cost. The cost of fall-related injury among older people in NSW in 2006-07 is a significant increase over earlier estimates and underscores the urgent need for effective preventive efforts across the state...
  6. ncbi Evaluation of the NSW Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, 2003-2007: implications for policy development
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    N S W Public Health Bull 22:69-72. 2011
    ..To retrospectively evaluate the NSW Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, 2003-2007...
  7. ncbi Projections of hospitalised fall-related injury in NSW, Australia: impacts on the hospital and aged care sectors
    Wendy L Watson
    NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    J Safety Res 42:487-92. 2011
    ..The impact on the hospital and aged care sectors will be considerable unless significant improvements occur in the prevention and treatment of fall-related injury in older people...