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Development and delivery of an exercise programme for falls prevention : the Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT)

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Finnegan, Susanne, Bruce, J. (Julie), Skelton, Dawn A., Withers, Emma J. and Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.) (2018) Development and delivery of an exercise programme for falls prevention : the Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT). Physiotherapy, 104 (1). pp. 72-79. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2017.06.004 ISSN 0031-9406.

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Abstract

Objective: This paper describes the development and implementation of an exercise intervention to prevent falls within The Prevention of Fall Injury Trial (PreFIT), which is a large multi-centred randomised controlled trial based in the UK National Health Service (NHS).

Design: Using the template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist, to describe the rationale and processes for treatment selection and delivery of the PreFIT exercise intervention.

Participants: Based on the results of a validated falls and balance survey, participants were eligible for the exercise intervention if they were at moderate or high risk of falling.

Interventions: Intervention development was informed using the current evidence base, published guidelines, and pre-existing surveys of clinical practice, a pilot study and consensus work with therapists and practitioners. The exercise programme targets lower limb strength and balance, which are known, modifiable risk factors for falling. Treatment was individually tailored and progressive, with seven recommended contacts over a six-month period.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in old age, Clinical trials, Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Journal or Publication Title: Physiotherapy
Publisher: Elsevier Sci Ltd
ISSN: 0031-9406
Official Date: March 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
March 2018Published
27 July 2017Available
1 March 2018Accepted
Volume: 104
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 72-79
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.06.004
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Copyright Holders: NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Oxford at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Date of first compliant deposit: 1 August 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 1 August 2018
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
Health Technology Assessment Programme[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
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