Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community

© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. The study aim was to evaluate the implementation of group-and home-based exercise falls prevention programs delivered through community health agencies to community-dwelling older people. Interviews with program staff were guided by the Diffusion of Innovations theory. Hi...

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Main Authors: Day, L., Trotter, M., Donaldson, A., Hill, Keith, Finch, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Human Kinetics Inc 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22965
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Trotter, M.
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Hill, Keith
Finch, C.
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description © 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. The study aim was to evaluate the implementation of group-and home-based exercise falls prevention programs delivered through community health agencies to community-dwelling older people. Interviews with program staff were guided by the Diffusion of Innovations theory. Highly consistent themes emerged for the two types of programs. Both had high overall compatibility, high relative advantage, good observability and high inherent trialability-all factors known to strengthen implementation. The level of complexity and low financial compatibility emerged as the strongest potential inhibitors to program implementation in the context examined. The two main factors contributing to complexity were the need to challenge balance safely across a broad range of capability, and practical considerations associated with program delivery. A range of strategies to provide more technical support for exercise program leaders to tailor balance challenge for exercise program leaders may enhance implementation of falls prevention exercise programs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-229652017-09-13T13:58:21Z Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community Day, L. Trotter, M. Donaldson, A. Hill, Keith Finch, C. © 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. The study aim was to evaluate the implementation of group-and home-based exercise falls prevention programs delivered through community health agencies to community-dwelling older people. Interviews with program staff were guided by the Diffusion of Innovations theory. Highly consistent themes emerged for the two types of programs. Both had high overall compatibility, high relative advantage, good observability and high inherent trialability-all factors known to strengthen implementation. The level of complexity and low financial compatibility emerged as the strongest potential inhibitors to program implementation in the context examined. The two main factors contributing to complexity were the need to challenge balance safely across a broad range of capability, and practical considerations associated with program delivery. A range of strategies to provide more technical support for exercise program leaders to tailor balance challenge for exercise program leaders may enhance implementation of falls prevention exercise programs. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22965 10.1123/japa.2014-0143 Human Kinetics Inc restricted
spellingShingle Day, L.
Trotter, M.
Donaldson, A.
Hill, Keith
Finch, C.
Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title_full Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title_fullStr Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title_full_unstemmed Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title_short Key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
title_sort key factors influencing implementation of falls prevention exercise programs in the community
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22965