Group Model Building on causes and interventions for falls in Singapore: insights from a systems thinking approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls in older adults are the result of a complex web of interacting causes, that further results in other physical, emotional, and psychological sequelae. A conceptual framework that represents the reciprocal dynamics of these causal factors can enable clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to clarify goals in falls intervention in older adults.

Methods

A Group Model Building (GMB) exercise was conducted with researchers and clinicians from academic units and public healthcare institutes in Singapore. The aim of the exercise was to produce a shared visual representation of the causal structure for falls and engage in discussions on how current and future falls intervention programmes can address falls in the older adults, especially in the Asian context. It wa

SUBMITTER: Lai WX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517526 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature