TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Falls efficacy among older adults enrolled in an evidence-based program to reduce fall-related risk: sustainability of individual benefits over time
JO  - Family and community health
A1  - Smith, Matthew Lee
A1  - Jiang, Luohua
A1  - Ory, Marcia G.
SP  - 256
EP  - 263
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Grand-scale community rollouts of evidence-based programs seldom have the capacity to examine long-term sustainability of beneficial effects among older adults. This study examined the effectiveness of A Matter of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader Model, an evidence-based fall risk reduction program, to sustain fall-related efficacy improvements among 282 older adult participants using data collected at 3 time points: baseline, postintervention, and 6-month follow-up. A linear mixed model and multilevel logistic regression models were used. Falls Efficacy Scale and individual item scores significantly increased from baseline to postintervention. While most efficacy-related scores tapered after postintervention, all changes remained significant at 6-month follow-up.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-6379
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0b013e318250bdb8
ID  - ref1
ER  -