TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of the Stroll safe outdoor fall prevention program
AU - Chippendale, Tracy
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the New York Community Trust. The author thanks the research assistants who helped with the project. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02946593).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - OBJECTIVE. Although half of falls occur outdoors, existing prevention programs focus primarily on risk factors for indoor falls. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program and to obtain feedback to refine the program and research methods to plan a larger scale study. METHOD. A quasi-experimental design (N = 24) was used. A fidelity checklist, attendance records, a focus group, and a reflective log were used to conduct a process, resource, and project management assessment. Preliminary outcomes were examined using fall calendars and standardized measures of fall prevention strategy use. RESULTS. Needed modifications were determined. Preliminary outcomes reveal increased use of fall prevention strategies and decreased stumbles, trips, slips, and falls outdoors among program participants. CONCLUSION. The Stroll Safe program is an innovative new program that is feasible to implement among community-dwelling older adults. Further study is warranted.
AB - OBJECTIVE. Although half of falls occur outdoors, existing prevention programs focus primarily on risk factors for indoor falls. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program and to obtain feedback to refine the program and research methods to plan a larger scale study. METHOD. A quasi-experimental design (N = 24) was used. A fidelity checklist, attendance records, a focus group, and a reflective log were used to conduct a process, resource, and project management assessment. Preliminary outcomes were examined using fall calendars and standardized measures of fall prevention strategy use. RESULTS. Needed modifications were determined. Preliminary outcomes reveal increased use of fall prevention strategies and decreased stumbles, trips, slips, and falls outdoors among program participants. CONCLUSION. The Stroll Safe program is an innovative new program that is feasible to implement among community-dwelling older adults. Further study is warranted.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031294
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2019.031294
M3 - Article
C2 - 31318670
AN - SCOPUS:85070093125
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 73
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 4
M1 - 7304205060
ER -