title: Feasibility of a nurse-led in-home cognitive behavioral program to manage concerns about falls in frail older people: a process evaluation.
abstract: Concerns about falls and related avoidance of activities are common problems among older people living in the community. In this study we examined the feasibility and acceptability of AMB-Home (the Dutch in-home version of A Matter of Balance), a nurse-led in-home cognitive behavioral program developed for frail community-living older people with concerns about falls and related activity avoidance. The multicomponent program consisted of seven individual sessions, including three home visits and four telephone contacts. Data were collected from eight nurses and 194 participants. Generally, the program was considered acceptable and feasible by both the nurses and the participants. When AMB-Home turns out to be effective, the implementation of a fine-tuned version of this in-home program in regular health care, would be a natural next step.
authors.affiliation: CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care and Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tanja A C
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dorresteijn
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rixt Zijlstra
authors.forename: Jolanda C M
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Van Haastregt
authors.forename: Johan 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*; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic