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- Title
Inclusive Decision Making for Falls Prevention: A Discussion Tool for Use With People With Dementia and Their Caregivers.
- Authors
Meyer, Claudia; Hill, Sophie; Hill, Keith D.; Dow, Briony
- Abstract
Provision of choice and participation in falls prevention strategies is challenging for people with dementia. This study outlines development of a discussion tool to aid engagement of people with dementia and their caregivers in falls prevention strategies. The tool is based on a literature review of falls prevention and dementia care (1990-2016) and decision aid principles and was trialed over 6 months. A total of 25 community-dwelling people with dementia (Mage = 80 years, SD = 7.7, 52% male) and their caregivers (Mage = 73 years, SD = 12.3, 36% male) underwent falls risk assessment and evaluation of their preparedness to change falls risk behaviors. Most commonly rated, and prioritized for intervention, high falls risk factors were impaired balance/mobility (92%), polypharmacy (60%), and incontinence (56%). This discussion tool facilitated collaboration between people with dementia, their caregivers, and health professionals, to increase uptake of acceptable and feasible evidence-based falls prevention strategies.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; DECISION making; DEMENTIA patients; DISCUSSION; POSTURAL balance; EXPERIMENTAL design; ACCIDENTAL falls; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; RESEARCH methodology; RISK assessment; BODY movement; INDEPENDENT living; POLYPHARMACY; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 2019, Vol 27, Issue 5, p711
- ISSN
1063-8652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/japa.2018-0167