'Maintaining balance in life'-exploring older adults' long-term engagement in self-managed digital fall prevention exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accidental falls are one of the greatest threats to older adults' health and well-being. The risk of falling can be significantly reduced with strength and balance interventions. However, there needs to be further knowledge into how older adults can be supported to achieve a maintained exercise behaviour. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore factors that enabled older adults to maintain their exercise during a 1-year self-managed digital fall prevention exercise intervention.

Methods

This study used a grounded theory methodology. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted by phone or conference call. Eighteen community-dwelling older adults aged 70 years or more participated. The participants had a self-reported exercise dose of 60 min or more

SUBMITTER: Pettersson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature