Prevention of falls in older people who are at risk of falls living in the community Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
The churches that agreed to participate were randomised to either intervention or control by picking from a hat.
Intervention group participants received:
1. Education
Sponsors
University of Birmingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 65 years or above 2. Able to perform five times sit-to-stand test (Bohannon, 2006) 3. Able to consent 4. Had no falls in the previous 6 months 5. Individuals of either gender 6. Who can walk within their homes 7. With the mental capacity to consent 8. With a self-perceived need to improve their balance
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility measures: 1. Number of volunteer helpers trained, measured using registers during programme delivery for the 5 weeks 2. Volunteers’ time commitment measured using observation during programme delivery for the 5 weeks 3. Number of sessions run over the project period collected using registers at week 6 and 6 months 4. Recruitment rate recorded as the number of participants who consented to participate at various sites by week 0 (start of the programme at a specific site) 5. Views of participants, volunteers and church leaders about the sustainability of the program and the volunteers’ ability to deliver the programme, collected using focus groups following programme delivery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Dynamic balance measured using timed up and go test at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 2. Dynamic balance measured using five-time sit to stand at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 3. Postural control under various sensory conditions measured using Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (CTSIB-M) at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 4. Static balance measured using single-leg stance test and tandem stance test at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 5. Fear of falling measured by Falls Self-Efficacy Scale questionnaire at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 6. Balance confidence measured using Modified Activity Specific Balance scale questionnaire at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 7. Emotional and social loneliness measured using DeJong Loneliness scale questionnaire at baseline, week 6 and 6 months 8. Rate of falls measured using the number of falls self-reported by participants at 6 months | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSheeba Rosewilliam
Outcome results
None listed