Reaching Older People With a Digital Fall Prevention Intervention in a Swedish Municipality Context-an Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is robust evidence that falls in old age can be prevented by exercise programs that include balance training, functional exercises, and strength training. For the interventions to have a population health impact, outreach to the population of focus with suitable interventions is needed. While digital interventions are promising there is limited knowledge on the characteristics of who is reached. The aim of this study was to describe the recruitment process, estimate reach rate at the population level and to describe participants characteristics and representativeness in a digital fall prevention intervention study.

Methods

In a municipality-based observational study, reach of a digital fall prevention intervention was evaluated. The intervention included a d

SUBMITTER: Bajraktari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082637 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature