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Implementing exercise programs to prevent falls: systematic descriptive review

Overview of attention for article published in Injury Epidemiology, July 2016
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Title
Implementing exercise programs to prevent falls: systematic descriptive review
Published in
Injury Epidemiology, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40621-016-0081-8
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Victoria Shier, Eric Trieu, David A. Ganz

Abstract

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 65 years at increased fall risk. However, little is known about how best to implement exercise programs in routine care when a patient's need for exercise is identified within the healthcare system. Using a qualitative approach, we reviewed the literature to determine how exercise programs to prevent falls are implemented from the vantage point of a health care setting. We synthesized descriptive information about each program with data on program features and implementation difficulties and facilitators. We found that programs sponsored by primary care providers (PCPs) or specialists may help with recruitment into exercise programs. PCPs have the opportunity to identify people at risk and promote participation since most older adults regularly visit, and inquire about exercise from, their physicians. In terms of referral options, both home-based and group-based exercise programs have been shown effective in preventing falls; however, each approach carries strengths and limitations. Home-based programs can include participants who are reluctant or unable to attend group classes and can be individually tailored, but provide less opportunity for supervision and socialization than classes. Adherence to programs can be encouraged, and attrition minimized, through positive reinforcement. Successful programs ranged in expense for exercise sessions: a weekly class combined with exercises at home cost < $2 per participant per week, while frequent individual sessions cost > $100 per participant per week. With increasing attention to population-based health management in the United States, clinicians and health system leaders need a deeper understanding of how to link patients in their healthcare systems with appropriate community programs. This review identifies key characteristics of successful fall prevention exercise programs that can be used to determine which local options conform to clinical evidence. In addition, we highlight tradeoffs between program options, such as home versus group exercise programs, to allow referrals to be tailored to local conditions and patient preferences. Finally, our work highlights the key role of the PCP in recruiting patients to participate in exercise programs, and identifies options, such as registries, to support referrals to the community.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 2 <1%
Unknown 210 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 42 20%
Student > Bachelor 34 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 19 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 8%
Researcher 13 6%
Other 30 14%
Unknown 56 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 50 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 41 19%
Sports and Recreations 12 6%
Psychology 7 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 2%
Other 23 11%
Unknown 74 35%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 October 2018.
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#2,630,857
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#105
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#48,778
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Outputs of similar age from Injury Epidemiology
#2
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