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| Perceptions of older people about falls injury prevention and physical activity | | Author(s) | Suzanne Snodgrass, Darren Rivett, Lynette MacKenzie |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 24.2, June 2005 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, June 2005 |
| Pages | pp 114-118 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Falls ; Accident prevention ; Injuries ; Preventative medicine ; Exercise ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Despite consistent numbers of older people experiencing falls, there is little awareness among older people that strategies exist to prevent falling. This study explores older people's beliefs and perceptions about falls injury prevention services. The study also identifies incentives and barriers to attending falls injury prevention services, including programmes targeting physical activity. 75 people age 60+, members of community groups, completed a 23-item postal survey. 28% of respondents had fallen within the previous 6 months, yet just over half (54%) were aware that there were strategies to prevent falling, despite the majority of the sample being physically active (81%), and at least reasonably confident about walking (84%). The features that were considered most desirable for alls injury prevention service were group exercise programmes (61%), educational talks about health issues (57%), and eyesight testing (52%). The most commonly reported incentives for attending a physical activity group included having a doctor to advise them to attend (61%) or having a friend who attended the group (55%). The most common barrier to attendance was transport (43%). It appears that motivating people to participate in physical activity with the aim of falls prevention will largely depend on the encouragement of their doctor or their peers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050905204 A |
| Classmark | OLF: OQ: CU: LK2: CEA: DP: 3F: 7YA |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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