Implementing exercise programs to prevent falls: systematic descriptive review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 65 years at increased fall risk. However, little is known about how best to implement exercise programs in routine care when a patient's need for exercise is identified within the healthcare system.

Methods

Using a qualitative approach, we reviewed the literature to determine how exercise programs to prevent falls are implemented from the vantage point of a health care setting. We synthesized descriptive information about each program with data on program features and implementation difficulties and facilitators.

Results

We found that programs sponsored by primary care providers (PCPs) or specialists may help with recruitment into exerci

SUBMITTER: Shier V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932138 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature