A Digital Health Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults: Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

About 1 in 3 adults aged 65 and older falls annually. Exercise interventions are effective in reducing the fall risk and fall rate among older adults. In 2020, startup company Age Bold Inc. disseminated the Bold Fall Prevention Program, aiming to reduce falls among older adults through a remotely delivered, digital exercise program.

Objective

We conducted a feasibility study to assess the delivery of the Bold Fall Prevention Program remotely and evaluate the program's impact on 2 primary outcomes-annualized fall rate and weekly minutes of physical activity (PA)-over 6 months of follow-up.

Methods

Older adults at high risk of falling were screened and recruited for the feasibility study via nationwide digital advertising strategies. Self-reported outcomes we

SUBMITTER: Jacobson CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8738986 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature