Fall Prevention Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Community Stakeholders and Older Adults

Table 2

Attitudes and provision of fall prevention services among community-based, senior-serving organizations, 𝑛=50.

Fall prevention practice	Practice perceived as very important	Provision of service on a regular basis*	Provision of service sometimes*	Referral to outside organization(s) to provide service*
		%
Individual assessment of risk	74	16	36	26
Strength and balance training	94	38	28	24
Home assessment and safety improvement	76	14	34	40
Review and management of medications	84	10	22	44
Training and use of assistive devices	68	8	26	42
Fall prevention education	74	38	30	20

*Provision of services is captured in the last three columns of this table. By summing the values in the last three columns, the total service offered for each FP practices is obtained. Therefore, for Individual Risk Assessment, 78% of senior-serving organizations addressed this practice by offering services regularly, sometimes or referring older adults to outside organizations (16%+36%+26%=78%).