Method: The Readiness for Change (RFC) interview and the Westmead
Home Safety Assessment were administered to 20 community-dwelling
older adults. Eight to twelve weeks later, a follow-up home visit was
made to determine how many home safety modifications had been implemented.
Results: Participants in the action-related stages (i.e., action and
maintenance stages) implemented significantly more home modifications
than participants in the non-action stages (i.e., precontemplation,
contemplation, and preparation stages, F(1,18) = 7.7; p 0.01.
Conclusion: The readiness for change model was a useful approach to