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PHYSIOTHERAPY
Volume 104, Issue 1, Pages 72-79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.06.004
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Falls; Falls prevention; Exercise; Older people; Complex intervention
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- National Institute for Health Research (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
- National Institute for Health Research [08/14/41] Funding Source: researchfish
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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. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
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