The population of older adults in the United States is rapidly increasing. Falls are
a major health concern among the older adult population, and there is an increasing need
for more theory-driven fall risk reduction programs that are multifactorial, effective, and
inexpensive. The Stay Well At Home (SWAH) program was a 16-week, in-home
multifactorial fall risk reduction program that was implemented by trained lay facilitators.
The development of this intervention was guided by the Health Action Process Approach
(HAPA). The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the efficacy of SWAH
program as a multifactorial program, to determine its effectiveness as a HAPA-guided
intervention, and also to inform further program development of the SWAH program.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of SWAH recipients (N=15) at
the conclusion of the 8-week in-home phase of the program. The purpose of the
interviews was to learn about participant experiences with the program and changes they
may have observed in themselves. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim,
and then thematically analyzed. Themes were also related back to HAPA constructs.
The major themes reported by SWAH recipients included an overall increase in fall
protective behaviors (100%) as well as improvement in gait (80%), balance (73%), and
physical performance (53%). Recipients also responded positively to the SWAH
program content and structure. Common barriers for SWAH recipients were health and
motivation barriers (73%) and taking the time to exercise (67%). Analysis of the main themes in this study suggest that SWAH was effective at implementing the HAPA model
with the exception of successfully implementing action planning activities. The SWAH
program was perceived by the interviewed participants as effective in reducing overall
fall risk and was fairly successful as a HAPA-guided intervention. Further, it was well
received and viewed as beneficial by many SWAH recipients.
The population of older adults in the United States is rapidly increasing. Falls area major health concern among the older adult population, and there is an increasing needfor more theory-driven fall risk reduction programs that are multifactorial, effective, andinexpensive. The Stay Well At Home (SWAH) program was a 16-week, in-homemultifactorial fall risk reduction program that was implemented by trained lay facilitators.The development of this intervention was guided by the Health Action Process Approach(HAPA). The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the efficacy of SWAHprogram as a multifactorial program, to determine its effectiveness as a HAPA-guidedintervention, and also to inform further program development of the SWAH program.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of SWAH recipients (N=15) atthe conclusion of the 8-week in-home phase of the program. The purpose of theinterviews was to learn about participant experiences with the program and changes theymay have observed in themselves. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim,and then thematically analyzed. Themes were also related back to HAPA constructs.The major themes reported by SWAH recipients included an overall increase in fallprotective behaviors (100%) as well as improvement in gait (80%), balance (73%), andphysical performance (53%). Recipients also responded positively to the SWAHprogram content and structure. Common barriers for SWAH recipients were health andmotivation barriers (73%) and taking the time to exercise (67%). Analysis of the main themes in this study suggest that SWAH was effective at implementing the HAPA modelwith the exception of successfully implementing action planning activities. The SWAHprogram was perceived by the interviewed participants as effective in reducing overallfall risk and was fairly successful as a HAPA-guided intervention. Further, it was wellreceived and viewed as beneficial by many SWAH recipients.
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