Evaluation of Implementing a Home-Based Fall Prevention Program among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to describe and evaluate the implementation of a home-based exercise program among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years. In an observational study, the twelve-week program was implemented in a community setting. The implementation plan consisted of dialogues with healthcare professionals and older adults, development of an implementation protocol, recruitment of participants, program implementation, and implementation evaluation. The dialogues consisted of a Delphi survey among healthcare professionals, and of individual and group meetings among older adults. The implementation of the program was evaluated using the framework model RE-AIM. In the dialogues with healthcare professionals and older adults, it was found that negative consequences of a fall and positive effects of

SUBMITTER: Olij BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466172 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature