A co-designed conceptual model for implementing falls prevention programmes for community-dwelling older adults in Singapore: a systems thinking approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Implementing falls prevention programmes in the community presents numerous challenges. We sought to understand the dynamics between the determinants influencing implementation to develop a common conceptual model describing the complexities of implementing falls prevention programmes in Singapore.

Methods

A full-day group model building workshop with a series of structured activities was organised with 31 multidisciplinary stakeholders. Stakeholders who attended include healthcare professionals of different specialities (i.e. geriatrics, rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy, nursing), community-based voluntary welfare organisations, researchers and policymakers.

Results

A causal loop diagram was developed to illustrate the determinants influencing impl

SUBMITTER: Koh VJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature