Impact of a fall prevention education program for health and exercise professionals: a randomised controlled trial

Anne Tiedemann, Daina Sturnieks, Anne-Marie Hill, Lorraine Lovitt, Lindy Clemson, Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington
2020 Public Health Research & Practice  
Objectives and importance of study: Exercise prevents falls among community-dwelling older adults. Therefore, it is crucial that health and exercise professionals have the knowledge and skills to prescribe appropriate fall prevention exercise. This study evaluated the effect of a fall prevention education program, compared with a waitlist control group, on health and exercise professionals' fall prevention knowledge and behaviour, and their confidence to prescribe fall prevention exercises for older people.
doi:10.17061/phrp30342013 pmid:34494076 fatcat:4hsukaejnfdohpw24gihsmsidq