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ArticleInternational journal of MS care

Development of the Better Balance Program for People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Complex Fall-Prevention Intervention.

Laura Comber, Elizabeth Peterson, Nicola O'Malley, Rose Galvin, Marcia Finlayson, Susan Coote

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Article in International journal of MS care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Development of Fewer Falls in MS-An Online, Theory-Based, Fall Prevention Self-Management Programme for People With Multiple Sclerosis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Elizabeth Peterson
Nicola O'Malley
Rose Galvin
Susan Coote
University of Limerick · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundApproximately 56% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) will fall in any 3-month period, with the potential for physical, psychological, and social consequences. Fall-prevention research for people with MS is in its infancy, with a timely need to develop theory-based interventions that reflect the complexity of falls. The clear articulation of the development of any complex intervention is paramount to its future evaluation, usability, and effectiveness. Our aim was to describe how the development of Better Balance, a complex multicomponent fall-prevention intervention for people with MS, was guided by the Medical Research Council framework for the development of complex interventions.

methodsSources of information included existing literature, original research, clinician interviews, and views of people with MS. These sources were synthesized and refined through an iterative process of intervention development involving researchers, clinicians, and people with MS.

resultsThe resulting intervention is outlined through a variety of key tasks supplementing the original Medical Research Council framework. Use of this framework resulted in a theoretically based and user-informed complex intervention designed to address the physiological, personal, and behavioral risk factors associated with falls in people with MS.

conclusionsThe articulation of the systematic process used to develop Better Balance will inform the future evaluation and usability of the intervention.

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Accidental fallsFall preventionMultiple sclerosis (MS)Rehabilitation research

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PMID34177384
PMCPMC8218582
OpenAlexW3039219858

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