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Fall prevention in the community: what older people say they need.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21471918     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Uptake of and adherence to fall prevention interventions is often poor and we know little about how older people's perceptions of and beliefs about fall prevention interventions affect uptake. This study aimed to explore older people's perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to participation in fall prevention interventions. We undertook a qualitative study with older people who had taken part in, declined to participate or adhere to fall prevention interventions using semi-structured interviews (n=65), and 17 focus groups (n=122) with older people (including 32 South Asian and 30 Chinese older people) in primary and community care settings in the South of England. A number of factors acted as either barriers or facilitators to uptake of interventions. Older people also made recommendations for improving access to interventions. Community nurses are ideally placed to screen older people, identify those at risk of falling and refer them to appropriate interventions as well as providing health promotion and education.
Authors:
Angela Dickinson; Ina Machen; Khim Horton; Deepak Jain; Ted Maddex; Jenny Cove
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of community nursing     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1462-4753     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Community Nurs     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9815827     Medline TA:  Br J Community Nurs     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  174-80     Citation Subset:  N    
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