Ice-breaker question
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‘To start with, I want you to introduce yourselves, one at a time using your first name only, and tell the group if you have experienced having a fall or fear having a fall, been injured having a fall or know of someone who has had a fall over the age of 60 years.’ |
Area of discussion
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Prompts used
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Vision loss increases the risk of falling |
Is there an increased risk of falling because of vision loss? What are your current challenges and coping skills? What is the impact of injurious and non-injurious falls? |
Awareness of preventative strategies to minimise harm from falling |
What are the attitudes and opinions of current programs? Under what circumstances would you participate or not participate? Would you be willing to engage in group or individual exercise programs or would you prefer to have modifications made to reduce risk of falls in your environment? |
Description of three different fall prevention strategies and environmental modifications |
The Otago Exercise Programme E.g. What are your likes and dislikes of a home-based exercise program? Tai Chi group classes E.g. What are your thoughts on group programs, location, transportation and timing? Home modifications E.g. What have you tried already? What has worked and what hasn’t worked and what would you like to change in your home? |
Adherence to exercise programs |
What are your preferred physical activities and what do you do at the moment? What are the barriers to exercise? What are the psychological barriers to physical exercise? What are the psychological benefits to exercise? What are your opinions on well-designed appropriate programs aimed at older people who have a vision impairment to reduce the risk of falls? |