Falling less in Kansas: development of a Fall Risk Reduction Toolkit

dc.contributor.author	Radebaugh, Teresa S.
dc.contributor.author	Bahner, Candace
dc.contributor.author	Ballard-Reisch, Deborah
dc.contributor.author	Epp, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Hale, LaDonna S.
dc.contributor.author	Hanley, Rich
dc.contributor.author	Kendrick, Karen
dc.contributor.author	Rogers, Michael E.
dc.contributor.author	Rogers, Nicole L.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-10-03T23:21:02Z
dc.date.available	2011-10-03T23:21:02Z
dc.date.issued	2011-07
dc.identifier.citation	Teresa S. Radebaugh, Candace A. Bahner, Deborah Ballard-Reisch, et al., “Falling Less in Kansas: Development of a Fall Risk Reduction Toolkit,” Journal of Aging Research, vol. 2011, Article ID 532079, 7 pages, 2011. doi:10.4061/2011/532079	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/532079
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3858
dc.description	Copyright © 2011 Teresa S. Radebaugh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Falls are a serious health risk for older adults. But for those living in rural and frontier areas of the USA, the risks are higher because of limited access to health care providers and resources. This study employed a community-based participatory research approach to develop a fall prevention toolkit to be used by residents of rural and frontier areas without the assistance of health care providers. Qualitative data were gathered from both key informant interviews and focus groups with a broad range of participants. Data analysis revealed that to be effective and accepted, the toolkit should be not only evidence based but also practical, low-cost, self-explanatory, and usable without the assistance of a health care provider. Materials must be engaging, visually interesting, empowering, sensitive to reading level, and appropriate for low-vision users. These findings should be useful to other researchers developing education and awareness materials for older adults in rural areas.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Hindawi	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Aging Research;v.2011 article ID: 532079, 7 pages
dc.rights	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.subject	Older adults	en_US
dc.subject	Fall Prevention Toolkit
dc.title	Falling less in Kansas: development of a Fall Risk Reduction Toolkit	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Copyright © 2011 Teresa S. Radebaugh et al.