Keeping adults physically active after Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programmes end: development of a physical activity maintenance intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls prevention exercise programmes help to improve muscle strength, balance and physical function, and reduce falling rates in older adults. Improvements in muscle strength, balance and physical function are reversed if older adults do not continue to be physically active after falls prevention exercise programmes end. This paper describes the design process of an intervention that aimed to maintain physical activity in older adults exiting falls prevention exercise programmes.

Methods

The development of the Keeping Adults Physically Active (KAPA) intervention and its implementation plan was guided by Bartholomew's Intervention Mapping approach. The intervention mapping approach involved (1) performing a needs assessment and developing intervention objectives us

SUBMITTER: Audsley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature