Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls
Background: Falls are common in older people and are associated with substantial health-care costs. A recent randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatric medical intervention demonstrated a 36% reduction in the fall rate over 12 months. We evaluated the acceptability of and levels of sati...
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2013
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| author | Menz, H. Spink, M. Landorf, K. Hill, Keith Lord, S. |
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| description | Background: Falls are common in older people and are associated with substantial health-care costs. A recent randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatric medical intervention demonstrated a 36% reduction in the fall rate over 12 months. We evaluated the acceptability of and levels of satisfaction with this intervention in the older people who participated in the trial.Methods: Participants allocated to the intervention group (which included a home-based program of foot and ankle exercises, assistance with the purchase of safe footwear when necessary, and provision of prefabricated foot orthoses) completed a structured questionnaire 6 months after they had received the intervention. The questions addressed participants’ perceptions of their balance and foot and ankle strength, the perceived difficulty of the exercise program, and the degree of satisfaction with the footwear and orthoses provided.Results: Of 153 participants, 134 (87.6%) attended the 6-month follow-up assessment and completed the questionnaire. Most participants perceived improvements in balance (62.7%) and foot and ankle strength (74.6%) after 6 months of performing the exercises, and 86.6% considered the difficulty level of the exercises to be “about right.” Most participants reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the footwear (92.3%) and orthoses (81.6%) provided.Conclusions: The multifaceted podiatric medical intervention used in this trial was generally perceived to be beneficial and demonstrated high levels of satisfaction among participants. Further research is now required to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the intervention in a range of clinical practice settings. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-101022017-01-30T11:16:50Z Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls Menz, H. Spink, M. Landorf, K. Hill, Keith Lord, S. Podiatry intervention prevent falls Background: Falls are common in older people and are associated with substantial health-care costs. A recent randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatric medical intervention demonstrated a 36% reduction in the fall rate over 12 months. We evaluated the acceptability of and levels of satisfaction with this intervention in the older people who participated in the trial.Methods: Participants allocated to the intervention group (which included a home-based program of foot and ankle exercises, assistance with the purchase of safe footwear when necessary, and provision of prefabricated foot orthoses) completed a structured questionnaire 6 months after they had received the intervention. The questions addressed participants’ perceptions of their balance and foot and ankle strength, the perceived difficulty of the exercise program, and the degree of satisfaction with the footwear and orthoses provided.Results: Of 153 participants, 134 (87.6%) attended the 6-month follow-up assessment and completed the questionnaire. Most participants perceived improvements in balance (62.7%) and foot and ankle strength (74.6%) after 6 months of performing the exercises, and 86.6% considered the difficulty level of the exercises to be “about right.” Most participants reported that they were somewhat or very satisfied with the footwear (92.3%) and orthoses (81.6%) provided.Conclusions: The multifaceted podiatric medical intervention used in this trial was generally perceived to be beneficial and demonstrated high levels of satisfaction among participants. Further research is now required to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the intervention in a range of clinical practice settings. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10102 http://www.japmaonline.org/ American Podiatric Medical Association restricted |
| spellingShingle | Podiatry intervention prevent falls Menz, H. Spink, M. Landorf, K. Hill, Keith Lord, S. Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title | Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title_full | Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title_fullStr | Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title_short | Older people's perceptions of a multifaceted Podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| title_sort | older people's perceptions of a multifaceted podiatry medical intervention to prevent falls |
| topic | Podiatry intervention prevent falls |
| url | http://www.japmaonline.org/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10102 |