Self-management and adherence with exercise-based falls prevention programmes: a qualitative study to explore the views and experiences of older people and physiotherapists

Robinson, Lucy, Newton, Julia and Jones, Diana (2014) Self-management and adherence with exercise-based falls prevention programmes: a qualitative study to explore the views and experiences of older people and physiotherapists. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36 (5). pp. 379-386. ISSN 0963-8288

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to involve older people and physiotherapists in the development of acceptable strategies to promote uptake and adherence with an exercise-based falls prevention programme.
Method: Focus groups were conducted with older people attending a regional falls and syncope service (3 groups, total 12 participants) and local physiotherapists (4 groups, total 18 participants). Framework analysis was undertaken to identify why uptake and adherence with an exercise-based falls prevention programme is currently poor and to provide suggestions for how it might be improved.
Results: The older people participated in an exercise-based falls prevention programme to remain independent in activities of daily living. They valued approaches that promoted self-efficacy and self-management. In contrast, the physiotherapists perceived that many older people were reluctant to participate in an exercise-based falls prevention programme. While it was acknowledged that older people should be encouraged to take greater responsibility for the maintenance of their own health, the physiotherapists demonstrated a conflicting desire to remain in control of the treatment programme.
Conclusions: A focus on self-management support may provide the key to promoting uptake and adherence with an exercise-based falls prevention programme. Physiotherapists should move from being “experts” to “enablers” who use their professional knowledge and expertise to support older people at risk of falling to maintain optimum levels of health and independence.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adherence, exercise-based falls prevention programmes, older people, physiotherapists, self-management
Subjects:	B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Julie Blackwell
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2013 16:15
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 14:39
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/12345

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