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dc.contributor.authorRobins, L.
dc.contributor.authorHill, Keith
dc.contributor.authorDay, L.
dc.contributor.authorClemson, L.
dc.contributor.authorFinch, C.
dc.contributor.authorHaines, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:38:43Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:38:43Z
dc.date.created2016-09-07T19:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationRobins, L. and Hill, K. and Day, L. and Clemson, L. and Finch, C. and Haines, T. 2016. Older adult perceptions of participation in group-and home-based falls prevention exercise. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 24 (3): pp. 350-362.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4366
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/japa.2015-0133
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. This paper describes why older adults begin, continue, and discontinue group-and home-based falls prevention exercise and benefits and barriers to participation. Telephone surveys were used to collect data for 394 respondents. Most respondents reported not participating in group-(66%) or home-based (78%) falls prevention exercise recently. Reasons for starting group-based falls prevention exercise include health benefits (23-39%), health professional recommendation (13-19%), and social interaction (4-16%). They discontinued because the program finished (44%) or due to poor health (20%). Commonly reported benefits were social interaction (41-67%) and health (15-31%). Disliking groups was the main barrier (2-14%). Home-based falls prevention exercise was started for rehabilitation (46-63%) or upon health professional recommendation (22-48%) and stopped due to recovery (30%). Improvement in health (18-46%) was the main benefit. These findings could assist health professionals in prescribing group-based falls prevention exercise by considering characteristics of older adults who perceive social interaction to be beneficial.

dc.publisherHuman Kinetics Inc
dc.titleOlder adult perceptions of participation in group-and home-based falls prevention exercise
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume24
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage350
dcterms.source.endPage362
dcterms.source.issn1063-8652
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Aging and Physical Activity
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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