Journal article
Barriers to senior centre implementation of falls prevention programmes
Injury prevention, Vol.18(4), pp.272-276
08/2012
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040204
PMID: 22328631
Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of senior centres providing multi-component falls prevention education and the perceived barriers in implementing this education. A telephone interview was conducted in 2006 with 500 senior centres nationwide. Centre directors were asked about the types of multi-component falls prevention education offered (ie, balance exercise classes, medication management, home safety information) and barriers to offering this education. Seventy percent of senior centres offered balance exercise classes, 68% offered medication management and 53% provided home safety information. Thirty-two percent offered all three components. Lack of staff, time and staff not feeling they had sufficient knowledge to deliver falls prevention education were the leading barriers to providing multi-component education. Senior centres provide components of effective falls prevention education and, while some may not address all components of a multifaceted programme, many have existing resources that may be adapted for translation of evidence-based programmes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Barriers to senior centre implementation of falls prevention programmes
- Creators
- Ciara Zachary - Department of Health Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USACarri Casteel - Department of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAMaryalice Nocera - Injury Prevention Research Center, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USACarol W Runyan - Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Injury prevention, Vol.18(4), pp.272-276
- DOI
- 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040204
- PMID
- 22328631
- NLM abbreviation
- Inj Prev
- ISSN
- 1353-8047
- eISSN
- 1475-5785
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2012
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984214807102771
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