Older Adults’ Perceptions of Clinical Fall Prevention Programs: A Qualitative Study

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• Personal Author:
  Bohl A ; Calhoun R ; Hammerback K ; Meischke H ; Phelan EA ; Poe P ; Williams B
• Description:
  Objective. To investigate motivational factors and barriers to participating in fall risk assessment and management programs among diverse, low-income, community-dwelling older adults who had experienced a fall. Methods. Face-to-face interviews with 20 elderly who had accepted and 19 who had not accepted an invitation to an assessment by one of two fall prevention programs. Interviews covered healthy aging, core values, attributions/consequences of the fall, and barriers/benefits of fall prevention strategies and programs. Results. Joiners and nonjoiners of fall prevention programs were similar in their experience of loss associated with aging, core values they expressed, and emotional response to falling. One difference was that those who participated endorsed that they "needed" the program, while those who did not participate expressed a lack of need. Conclusions. Interventions targeted at a high-risk group need to address individual beliefs as well as structural and social factors (transportation issues, social networks) to enhance participation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Aging Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Falls Intervention Effectiveness Psychosocial Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors
• ISSN:
  2090-2204
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  2011
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055954
• Citation:
  J Aging Res 2011 May; 2011:867341
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth A. Phelan, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
• Email:
  phelane@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Aging Research
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:40d4efec716d82d806016a76fd0c03a5cb7f3d0b76b7799727ee1b061479bb31714023d760e7b76812f6ebcd93efe04b04a3714900261b2aea465ac8ac0dd363
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213701/cdc_213701_DS1.pdf
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