Outdoor Falls Prevention Strategy Use and Neighborhood Walkability Among Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Residents

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ID21650802
AutoresTracy Chippendale (0000-0002-6092-2854, New York University, New York, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen48
Número6
Páginas899-906
Fecha de publicación2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Education & Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1090-1981 • E-ISSN: 1552-6127
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1090198120980358
PMID33356579
OpenAlexW3114308195
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas19

BACKGROUND: Outdoor falls present a significant challenge to the health and well-being of older adults. Safe strategy use is an important component of falls prevention, yet little is known regarding use of outdoor falls prevention strategies. AIMS: To examine outdoor falls prevention strategy use among naturally occurring retirement community residents at risk for falls, and to examine associations with neighborhood walkability. METHODS: data were added to the dataset, and chi-square tests of independence were used to examine associations between walkability categories and outdoor falls prevention strategy use. RESULTS: Some strategies, such as visual scanning and holding rails on stairs, were used by 70% or more of participants while others, such as route planning, were infrequently or inconsistently used. With the exception of avoiding cell phone use while walking outdoors, no significant associations were found between walkability categories and outdoor falls prevention strategy use. CONCLUSION: Study findings serve as a needs assessment for health education and behavioral training

Built environment · Environmental health · Fall prevention · Geography · Injury prevention · Level design · Occupational safety and health · Phone · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Poison control · Stairs · Suicide prevention · Walkability · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology