A primary falls prevention programme for older people in Hong Kong.
This study describes the development and implementation of a large-scale primary fall and fracture prevention programme in Hong Kong and its effect on increasing the awareness and knowledge of fall and fracture prevention among older people. The effect of promotion of community participation is also investigated in the implementation of this primary prevention programme. The programme includes educational seminars, a train-the-trainers programme and a staff training programme. The effect of the educational seminars is shown by the increase in the knowledge and awareness of fall and fracture prevention among these participants (p < 0.01), while that of the train-the-trainers programme and staff-training programme is confirmed by the continuous expansion and continuation of the fall and fracture prevention programme in the community. The experience from this primary prevention programme has given us direction for future implementation of a more comprehensive prevention programme in our community.
Sze
Pan-Ching
PC
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Lam
Pui-Sze
PS
Chan
Jessica
J
Leung
Kwok-Sui
KS
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation