title: Older people's preferences regarding programme formats for managing concerns about falls.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to explore the preferences of community-dwelling older persons regarding different programme formats for managing concerns about falls.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study of 5,755 community-dwelling people aged ≥ 70 years in the Netherlands.
  
  
  METHODS
  a questionnaire assessed people's willingness to participate per programme format (n=6), i.e. a programme at home, via telephone, via home visits and telephone consultations, via television or via Internet.
  
  
  RESULTS
  of the 2,498 responders, 62.7% indicated no interest in any of the formats. The willingness to participate per programme format varied between 21.5 (at home) and 9.4% (via Internet). Among people interested in at least one of the formats (n=931), higher levels of fall-related concerns were associated with increased preference for a programme with home visits. Poor perceived health and age ≥ 80 years were associated with less preference for a group programme. Higher educated people were more in favour of a programme via Internet compared with their lower educated counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the majority of community-dwelling older people are not likely to participate in any of the six proposed programme formats for managing concerns about falls. However, when diverse formats of effective programmes will be made available, uptake and adherence may be increased since programme preferences are associated to specific population characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. t.dorresteijn@maastrichtuniversity.nl
authors.forename: Tanja A C
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dorresteijn
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rixt Zijlstra
authors.forename: Yvonne J J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Van Eijs
authors.forename: Johannes W S
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Vlaeyen
authors.forename: Gertrudis I J M
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kempen
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009426:Netherlands; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D057240:Patient Preference; D019114:Remote Consultation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone