Acceptability of a programme for safer mobility (INTEGRATE): Perspectives of people with Parkinson's disease and their care-partners.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the acceptability and factors that influenced implementation of a multidomain, home-based fall prevention programme (Integrate) for people with Parkinson's disease who fall recurrently, and their care-partners.DesignQualitative, inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.SettingHomes of Integrate participants in Sydney, Australia.ParticipantsEighteen interviews with people with Parkinson's disease and/or their care-partner who were purposively sampled after completing Integrate.InterventionIntegrate was delivered by occupational therapists and physiotherapists and included personally tailored home fall-hazard reduction, exercise (leg muscle strength, balance and freezing of gait) and safer mobility strategies d

SUBMITTER: Allen NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414106 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature