Keith Hill is Professor of Allied Health at La Trobe University and Northern Health, and senior researcher at NARI. He is a physiotherapist with 30 years clinical and research experience in the areas of gerontology, rehabilitation, exercise / physical activity, and falls prevention. He completed his PhD titled "Balance studies in older people" in 1998. He has managed a range of public health and clinical activities, research and education at NARI across community, residential care and hospital settings. He has over 70 publications in peer reviewed international and national journals, and ten book chapters, covering areas including falls prevention, physical activity for older people, rehabilitation, stroke, and assessment of older people. He is on the editorial board for the Journal on Ageing and Physical Activity, and is Conference Chair for the 2011 Asia / Oceania Regional Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology, to be held in Melbourne.
Research Areas
- Falls prevention, exercise and older people, assessment
Current Research Projects
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Randomised trial of falls prevention after stroke.
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An individualised, facilitated and sustainable approach to implementing the evidence in preventing falls in residential aged care facilities.
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Sleep and falls in older people
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Implementation of a home based exercise program for older people with mild balance dysfunction
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Balance exercise for people with Alzheimer’s disease
Teaching Areas
- Falls prevention
- Physical activity
Recent Published Papers In Peer Reviewed Medical Journals
Petty J, Hill K, ElHaber N, Paton L, Lawrence K, Berkovic S, O’Brien T, Wark J. 2009 Chronic anti-epileptic medication (AED) use is associated with reduced balance – an AED-discordant twin and sibling matched pair study. Epilepsia. Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Stapleton C, Hough P, Bull K, Hill K, Greenwood K, Oldmeadow L. 2009 A 4-item falls-risk screening tool for sub-acute and residential care: The first step in falls prevention. Australasian Journal on Ageing 28(3): 139-143.
Paterson K, Hill K, Lythgo N, Maschette W. 2009 Young and older women exhibit less gait variability during continuous walking. Age and Ageing Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Hill K, LoGiudice D, Lautenschlager N, Said C, Dodd K, Suttanon P. 2009 Effectiveness of balance training exercise in people with mild to moderate severity Alzheimer’s disease: Protocol for a randomised trial. BMC Geriatrics 9:29.
Basic D, Rowland J, Conforti D, Vrantsidis F, Hill K, LoGiudice D, Harry J, Lucero K, Prowse R. 2009 The validity of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) in a multicultural cohort of community-dwelling older persons with early dementia. Alzheimer’s disease and associated disorders 23(2):124-9.
Mackintosh S, Fryer C, Hill K. 2009 Telephone and Face-to-Face Interviews to Generate Similar Falls Circumstances Information from Community-Dwelling Adults with Stroke: test – retest design. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33(3):295-6. IF 1.556
Hill K. 2009 Invited commentary: Don’t lose sight of the importance of the individual in falls prevention interventions. BMC Geriatrics 9:13.
Hill AM, Hill KD, Brauer S, Oliver D, Hoffmann T, Beer C, McPhail S, Haines TP. 2009 Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics 9:14.
Hill AM, McPhail S, Hoffman T, McKenna K, Hill K, Oliver D, Beer C, Brauer S, Haines T. 2009 A randomized trial of DVD versus written delivery of patient education materials for the provision of falls prevention education. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(8):1458-63.
Basic D, Khoo A, Conforti D, Rowland J, Vrantsidis F, Hill K, Harry J, Lucero K, Prowse R. 2009. The Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS), the MMSE and the GPCOG in a multicultural cohort of community-dwelling older persons with early dementia. Australian Psychologist 44:1; 40-53.
Russell M, Hill K, Blackberry I, Gurrin L, Dharmage S, Day L. 2009. “Development of the falls risk for older people in the community (FROP-Com) screening tool.” Age and Ageing 38(1):40-6.
Batchelor F, Hill K, Mackintosh S, Said C, Whitehead C. 2009 The FLASSH study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating falls prevention after stroke and two sub-studies. BMC Neurology. 9(1):14.
Vrantsidis F, Hill K, Moore K, Webb R, Hunt S, Dowson L. 2009 “Getting Grounded Gracefully©: Effectiveness and acceptability of Feldenkrais in improving balance related outcomes for older people: a randomised trial”. Journal on Aging and Physical Activity 17: 57-76.
Dow B, Moore K, Scott P, Ratnayeke A, Wise K, Sims J, Hill K. 2008 “Rural carers on line: A feasibility study”. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 16: 221-5.
Paterson K, Hill K, Lythgo N, Maschette W. 2008 “Systematic bias and reliability of single and steady-state walking protocols for the basic gait parameters in young and older adult females.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 89:2360-5.
Yang XJ, Haralambous B, Angus J, Hill K. 2008 Older Chinese Australians understanding of falls and falls prevention: Exploring their needs for information. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 14: 36-42.
Russell M, Hill K, Blackberry I, Gurrin L, Day L, Dharmage S. 2008 “The reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the falls risk for older people in the community (FROP-Com) assessment tool.” Age and Ageing 37(6):634-9.
Hill K, Moore K, Dorevitch M, Day L. 2008 “Effectiveness of falls clinics: an evaluation of outcomes and client adherence to recommended interventions.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56: 600-608.
El Haber N, Erbas B, Hill K, Wark J. 2008 The relationship between age and measures of balance, strength and gait: Linear and non-linear analyses Clinical Science. 114: 719-727.
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