Developing an Intervention for Fall-Related Injuries in Dementia (DIFRID): an integrated, mixed-methods approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls in people with dementia can result in a number of physical and psychosocial consequences. However, there is limited evidence to inform how best to deliver services to people with dementia following a fall. The aim of the DIFRID study was to determine the feasibility of developing and implementing a new intervention to improve outcomes for people with dementia with fall-related injuries; this encompasses both short-term recovery and reducing the likelihood of future falls. This paper details the development of the DIFRID intervention.

Methods

The intervention was designed using an integrated, mixed-methods approach. This involved a realist synthesis of the literature and qualitative data gathered through interviews and focus groups with health and social care

SUBMITTER: Wheatley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394022 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature