Assessing the scalability of an integrated falls prevention service for community-dwelling older people: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing acknowledgement of the need for a phased approach to scaling up health interventions, beginning with an assessment of 'scalability', that is, the capacity of an individual intervention to be scaled up. This study aims to assess the scalability of a multi-component integrated falls prevention service for community-dwelling older people and to examine the applicability of the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT). The ISAT consists of 10 domains for consideration when determining the scalability of an intervention, and each domain comprises a series of questions aimed at examining readiness for scale-up.

Methods

Multiple methods were used sequentially as recommended by the ISAT: a review of policy documents, results from a service evaluati

SUBMITTER: Calnan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8721469 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature