Feasibility of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention for fear of falling after hip fracture: process evaluation of the FIT-HIP intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study describes the process evaluation of an intervention developed to reduce fear of falling (FoF) after hip fracture, within an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation setting. This 'FIT-HIP intervention' is a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention, conducted by physiotherapists and embedded in usual care in geriatric rehabilitation in the Netherlands. A previous study (cluster randomized controlled trial) showed no beneficial effects of this intervention when compared to usual care. The aim of this study was to gain insight into factors related to the intervention process that may have influenced the effectiveness of the intervention.

Methods

This process evaluation was conducted using an observational prospective study design. Based on quantitative a

SUBMITTER: Scheffers-Barnhoorn MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8017759 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature