Falls prevention programme effective in older people

Aim: This exploratory study aimed to uncover the strategies that older adults employ to ameliorate the impact of impairments and barriers to participation. Method: Eight participants were interviewed in their own homes, in a town or city in New Zealand. Findings: Inductive analysis of data revealed four main categories of strategies: strategies to keep safe, to recruit and accept help, to meet social and biological needs (nutritional and medical), and to conserve financial, material and bodily resources. Discussion: The study supports some previous findings of strategies used by older people, and demonstrates that enquiring into the strategies that older people devise and adopt into their own lives is a productive line of inquiry. The strategies described differ from those that occupational therapists recommend, and do not incorporate public health messages about the benefits of physical activity or recommendations about falls prevention. Conclusion: The findings suggest that asking older clients about the strategies that they use will uncover valuable information for therapists giving advice or issuing equipment to help older adults to manage in the community.

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The need for a falls prevention programme for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.joon.2007.02.011 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 98-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sheryl Mitchell ◽

Andrew McCaskie ◽

Roger Francis ◽

Robert Peaston ◽

Fraser Birrell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Knee Replacement ◽

Falls Prevention ◽

Prevention Programme ◽

Knee Replacement Surgery ◽

Replacement Surgery

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Views, experiences and attitudes of community-living older people towards the FIT-at-Home fall prevention programme: A qualitative interview study

International Journal of Health Professions ◽

10.2478/ijhp-2021-0004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 37-47

Author(s):

Christian Müller ◽

Sindy Lautenschläger ◽

Christine Dörge

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Fall Prevention ◽

Mode Of Delivery ◽

Prevention Programme ◽

Community Living ◽

Home Modification ◽

Qualitative Interview Study ◽

Home Intervention ◽

People’S Perceptions ◽

At Home

Abstract Background For older people, poor balance and strength as well as environmental hazards are a major risk factor for falls. A lifestyle-integrated home-based physical exercise training and home modification intervention were developed for older people at risk of falling. Aim This study aimed to examine older people's perceptions of the FIT-at-Home fall prevention intervention in order to further develop the intervention's content, procedures and mode of delivery. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with individuals who participated in the falls prevention programme using the problem-centred interview method. The interviews were analysed in a deductive-inductive approach following Mayring's qualitative content analysis. Results Seven themes emerging from the data described different facets of older people's perceptions towards the intervention. Findings suggested that the participants accepted the FIT-at-Home intervention. Overall, the individuals regard the intervention as feasible and practicable. From the older people's view, it was an advantage that the exercises could be implemented at any time without additional aids or equipment in-house and it was not necessary to visit the occupational therapy practice. Older people's experiences showed that feelings of success have a positive effect on the willingness to exercise. A perceived barrier influencing the implementation of exercises among older people was their own laziness, their general state of health and illnesses, their daily mood or meteor sensitivity. Conclusion The FIT-at-Home intervention comprising balance and strength exercises and home modification is feasible and acceptable for community-living older people. Older people's feedback will help us to further refine the intervention.

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