Views, experiences and attitudes of community-living older people towards the FIT-at-Home fall prevention programme: A qualitative interview study / Sichtweisen, Erfahrungswerte und Einstellungen von sturzgefährdeten Menschen im höheren Lebensalter zum FIT-at-Home-Sturzpräventionsprogramm: Eine qualitative Interviewstudie

Abstract

For older people, poor balance and strength as well as environmental hazards are a major risk factor for falls. A lifestyle-integrated home-based physical exercise training and home modification intervention were developed for older people at risk of falling.

Keywords

• falls prevention
• older people
• home modification
• balance training
• strength training
• home-based
• community-living
• qualitative study
• sturzprävention
• ältere menschen
• wohnraumanpassung
• gleichgewichtstraining
• krafttraining
• zuhause lebend
• qualitative studie