ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2015
Engaging community organizations in falls prevention for older adults: Moving from research to action.
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- Effectiveness of clinical decision support in fall prevention among older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Influencing factors of interprofessional collaboration in multifactorial fall prevention interventions: a qualitative systematic review.BMC primary care · 2023Pooled it
- Economic models of community-based falls prevention: a systematic review with subsequent commissioning and methodological recommendations.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Applying the RE-AIM implementation framework to evaluate fall prevention interventions in community dwelling adults with cognitive impairment: a review and secondary analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Vibration training reducing falls in community-living older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Trial
- Monitoring and evaluating an implementation strategy aimed at improving interprofessional collaboration in community-based fall prevention: a mixed-methods study.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Evaluation of content validity and feasibility of the World Falls Guidelines' three key questions to identify falls among older adult users of home care services in Norway.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Stakeholder development of an implementation strategy for fall prevention in Norwegian home care - a qualitative co-creation approach.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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- A Collaborative Implementation Strategy to Increase Falls Prevention Training Using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Qualitative research to inform economic modelling: a case study in older people's views on implementing the NICE falls prevention guideline.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- [Group-based exercise to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults : Update of the 2009 recommendations of the German Federal Initiative to Prevent Falls].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Review
- Reflections of older people about their experience of fall prevention exercise in the community- a qualitative study exploring evidence-based practice.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The tensions between micro-, meso- and macro-levels: physiotherapists' views of their role towards fall prevention in the community - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Bridging the gap between research-based knowledge and clinical practice: a qualitative examination of patients and physiotherapists' views on the Otago exercise Programme.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- A public health approach to mobilizing community partners for injury prevention: A scoping review.PloS one · 2019Article
- Individual and Group-Based Engagement in an Online Physical Activity Monitoring Program in Georgia.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Article
- Community service provider perceptions of implementing older adult fall prevention in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Collaborative leadership and the implementation of community-based fall prevention initiatives: a multiple case study of public health practice within community groups.BMC health services research · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesFalls prevention (FP) evidence abounds but falls rates remain relatively unaffected. This study aimed to explore community service providers' use of evidence-based FP interventions, attitudes toward implementation, knowledge and capacity for FP engagement, collaboration in FP, and organizational readiness to implement evidence. To our knowledge, this is the first study exploring the potential for broader integration of FP throughout communities.
methodsA purposive sampling of providers (n = 84), in varied roles within diverse senior-serving community organizations (both health and non-health sectors) across disparate geographies, completed a structured survey as part of a larger mixed methods study.
resultsNearly all (90%) reported already implementing at least one evidence-based FP practice. The majority indicated that falls were preventable (82%) and a top concern for older adults (75%), and that FP would be beneficial to their clients (75%). There were, however, notable differences between health and non-health sectors in their: confidence in providing FP activities (86% vs. 47%), desire for future collaboration (86% vs. 56%) and already knowing how best to provide FP activities (49% vs. 36%). Only some (21%) perceived that staff to a great extent had the necessary knowledge and skills, and few (10%) perceived that available resources could support FP activities.
conclusionCommunity service providers generally supported FP, but resources limited implementation, particularly in non-health sectors. Translating FP evidence to better fit community settings, and fostering collaboration to bridge resource gaps, suggest a public health role in the broader integration of FP within and across community sectors.
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