StayBalanced: implementation of evidence-based fall prevention balance training for older adults-cluster randomized controlled and hybrid type 3 trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The StayBalanced programme has shown positive effects on fall prevention, balance control and fear of falling. Despite convincing evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of balance training, there is a gap between research findings and what is provided in community-based and clinical health care settings. Therefore, transferring evidence-based balance training into clinical practice is needed.

Methods

This project, designed as a hybrid type 3 trial, is a cluster-randomized study with a mixed-method design, carried out in primary health care settings. The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of two different strategies to facilitate the implementation of an intervention, the StayBalanced balance training programme, in primary health care, including evaluation

SUBMITTER: Halvarsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature