Association of Diet Quality with Fall Risk among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in a Fall-Prevention Program

RÉSUMÉChez les personnes âgées, les chutes sont associées à des causes courantes et multifactorielles, et peuvent provoquer des blessures importantes. Cette étude avant-après a évalué les impacts d’une clinique mobile de prévention des chutes (Fall Prevention Mobile Clinic[FPMC]) pour la réduction du risque de chutes chez des personnes âgées de Colombie-Britannique (Canada). Quatre cent soixante-seize participants, dont l’âge moyen était de 83,6 ans, ont pris part à cette étude et ont été suivis pendant 12 mois après leur passage à la FPMC. À leur rendez-vous de suivi de 12 mois, le pourcentage moyen d’adoption des recommandations pour la prévention des chutes était de 48,8 % (ÉT : 25,7 %), la performance au testTimed up and Go(une mesure de mobilité) s’était améliorée, passant d’une médiane de 19,04 s à 17,45 s, et le nombre de participants ayant chuté a diminué, passant de 64,8 % (dans les 12 mois précédant le premier RDV à la clinique) à 55,6 % (au cours des 12 mois suivant le premier RDV à la clinique ; p = 0,012). Le FPMC évalué dans cette étude a fourni des recommandations qui ont été prises en compte par les participants; et qui ont amélioré leur mobilité et diminué leur risque de chutes dans l’année suivante.

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Adherence to a Fall Prevention Program Among Community Dwelling Older Adults

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics ◽

10.1080/j148v18n03_02 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 27-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

C. Lambert ◽

K. A. Sterbenz ◽

D. E. Womack ◽

L. T. Zarrinkhameh ◽

R. A. Newton

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Fall Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Fall Prevention Program ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

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Community Fall Prevention Programs: Comparing Three InSTEP Models by Level of Intensity

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ◽

10.1123/japa.2012-0344 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 372-379 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

B. Josea Kramer ◽

Beth Creekmur ◽

Michael N. Mitchell ◽

Debra J. Rose ◽

Jon Pynoos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Fall Prevention ◽

Fall Risk ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Medical Risk ◽

Fall Risk Factors ◽

Within Subjects ◽

Prevention Center ◽

Gait Function ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence designed three progressive-intensity fall prevention program models, Increasing Stability Through Evaluation and Practice (InSTEP), to reduce risk in community-dwelling older adults. Each model included physical activity, medical risk, and home safety components and was implemented as a 12-week program for small class sizes (12–15 people) in community and senior centers. Change in fall rates and fall risk factors was assessed using a battery of performance tests, self-reports of function, and fall diaries in a 3-group within-subjects (N = 200) design measured at baseline, immediately postintervention, and at 3 and 9 months postintervention. Overall, participants experienced a reduction in falls, improved self-perception of gait and balance, and improved dynamic gait function. The medium-intensity InSTEP model signifcantly (p = .003) reduced self-reported falls in comparison with the other models. InSTEP is a feasible model for addressing fall risk reduction in community-dwelling older adults.

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The Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program: Feasibility and Future Directions

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.2021.75s2-rp371 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 7512515371p1-7512515371p1

Author(s):

Tracy Chippendale

Keyword(s):

Fall Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

The Body ◽

Productive Aging ◽

Scientific Management ◽

Fall Prevention Program ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. Using a quasi-experimental design, the feasibility of the Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program was examined. Process, scientific, management, and resource assessments were conducted. Results reveal that the program is feasible to implement among active, community-dwelling older adults. Further study using an efficacy trial is warranted. This study helps to build the body of knowledge in outdoor fall prevention, an area of research and practice that is critical to productive aging. Primary Author and Speaker: Tracy Chippendale

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The design and implementation of a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention pilot program for community dwelling older adults

American Journal of Health Studies ◽

10.47779/ajhs.2017.79 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Jennifer L. Tripken ◽

Cathy S. Elrod ◽

Susan Bills

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Older Adults ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Fall Risk ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Falls Prevention ◽

Metropolitan County ◽

Fall Risk Factors ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

The purpose of this research was to describe the development of an interdisciplinary community-based falls prevention program that integrated self-efficacy theory and to evaluate its impact on awarenessof fall risk factors and self-efficacy to engage in behaviors that reduce fall risk. Twenty-three communitydwelling older adults participated in a five-week falls prevention program held at a community centerin a large metropolitan county in the Mid-Atlantic. Positive improvements were demonstrated across alloutcome measures. Our findings indicate that a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention programincreased self-efficacy and awareness of falls risk factors in older adults.

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Effect of a Fall Prevention Program on Balance Maintenance Using a Quasi-experimental Design in Real-World Settings

Journal of Aging and Health ◽

10.1177/0898264312436713 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (5) ◽

pp. 827-845 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yvonne Robitaille ◽

Michel Fournier ◽

Sophie Laforest ◽

Lise Gauvin ◽

Johanne Filiatrault ◽

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Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Fall Prevention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Negative Binomial ◽

Negative Binomial Regression ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Balance Performance ◽

Community Based ◽

Fall Prevention Program ◽

Quasi Experimental

Objectives: To examine the effect of a fall prevention program offered under real-world conditions on balance maintenance several months after the program. To explore the program’s impact on falls. Method: A quasi-experimental study was conducted among community-dwelling seniors, with pre- and postintervention measures of balance performance and self-reported falls. Ten community-based organizations offered the intervention (98 participants) and 7 recruited participants to the study’s control arm (102 participants). An earlier study examined balance immediately after the 12-week program. The present study focuses on the 12-month effect. Linear regression (balance) and negative binomial regression (falls) procedures were performed.falls. Results: During the 12-month study period, experimental participants improved and maintained their balance as reflected by their scores on three performance tests. There was no evidence of an effect on falls.falls. Discussion: Structured group exercise programs offered in community-based settings can maintain selected components of balance for several months after the program’s end.

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