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| Older people's preferences regarding programme formats for managing concerns about falls | | Author(s) | Tanja A C Dorresteijn, G A Rixt Zijlstra, Yvonne J J van Eijs |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 41, no 4, July 2012 |
| Pages | pp 474-481 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Programmes [admin] ; Participation ; Attitude ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | This Dutch study aimed to explore the preferences of community-dwelling older persons regarding different programme formats for managing concerns about falls. 5,755 community-dwelling people aged 70 years or over took part in the study. A questionnaire assessed people's willingness to participate per programme format, i.e. a programme at home, via telephone, via home visits and telephone consultations, via television or via Internet. Of the 2,498 participants who responded, 62.7% indicated no interest in any of the formats. The willingness to participate per programme format varied between 21.5 (at home) and 9.4% (via Internet). Among people interested in at least one of the formats, higher levels of fall-related concerns were associated with increased preference for a programme with home visits. Poor perceived health and being aged over 80 were associated with less preference for a group programme. Higher educated people were more in favour of a programme via Internet compared with their lower educated counterparts. In conclusion, most community-dwelling older people were not likely to participate in any of the six proposed programme formats for managing concerns about falls. However, when diverse formats of effective programmes were made available, uptake and adherence were likely to be increased since programme preferences were associated to specific population characteristics. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120814005 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: QAA: TMB: DP: 76H |
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