Older Adults’ Experience With Fall Prevention Recommendations Derived From the STEADI
Autor: | Jennifer L. Vincenzo, Susan Kane Patton |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Poison control Suicide prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans Health belief model 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatric Assessment Aged 030505 public health Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health United States Accidental Falls Health education Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology Fall prevention |
Zdroj: | Health Promotion Practice. 22:236-247 |
ISSN: | 1552-6372 1524-8399 |
Popis: | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) toolkit is a national effort to prevent falls among older adults. Studies have been conducted on implementation of the STEADI, but no studies have investigated older adults’ adherence to or perceptions of fall prevention recommendations delineated within the STEADI algorithm. Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of older adults 6 months after attending a falls risk assessment. Seventy-nine percent accurately recalled their fall risk, 57% followed one or more recommendations, and 32% did not recall at least one recommendation correctly. The most common recommendation recalled and adhered to was exercise. No participants recalled or adhered to recommendations including medication review, taking time changing positions, vision check, podiatrist visit, or physical therapy. Thirty-two percent fell. Of these, 55.6% did not follow any recommendations. Interview transcripts were analyzed using comparative methodology following the tenets of thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: participating in fall prevention, barriers to following recommendations, and providers can encourage people to prevent falls. An unexpected facilitator to participation in fall prevention efforts emerged—older adults’ perception that they were positively influencing society by participating in research and working with students and the university. This finding provides an opportunity for providers of health education to address the growing public health issue of falls among older adults while also creating opportunities for students to engage in community service and interdisciplinary service learning. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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