ArticleBMJ open2020
'I've always done what I was told by the medical people': a qualitative study of the reasons why older adults attend multifactorial falls risk assessments mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework.
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- Tailored interventions to prevent functional decline after a Sentinel Fall presenting to the Emergency Department (iSeFallED) - protocol for a pragmatic mixed-methods implementation study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community.BMC public health · 2025Article
- 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
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Abstract
objectivesMultifactorial falls risk assessments reduce the rate of falls in older people and are recommended by international guidelines. Despite their effectiveness, their potential impact is often constrained by barriers to implementation. Attendance is an issue. The aim of this study was to explore why older people attend community-based multifactorial falls risk assessment clinics, and to map these reasons to a theoretical framework.
designThis is a qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed thematically. Each theme and subtheme were then mapped onto the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to identify the determinants of behaviour.
participantsOlder adults (aged 60 and over) who attended community-based multifactorial falls risk assessments.
resultsSixteen interviews were conducted. Three main themes explained participants' reasons for attending the multifactorial risk assessment;
conclusionsThese findings provide theoretically based factors that influence attendance which can be used to inform the development of interventions to improve attendance to falls prevention programmes.
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