Exploring balance challenge in fall prevention community exercise programs for older adults across Canada: A cross-sectional electronic survey of instructor perceptions - 29/11/25
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Abstract |
Background |
Exercise that challenges balance helps reduce falls in older people. Evaluating the intensity of balance challenge is difficult and no validated measures exist for group settings.
Objective |
To examine how instructors determine and perceive balance challenge at the program level, and explore relationships between estimates of program-level balance challenge.
Design |
Cross-sectional self-report study
Setting |
Electronic survey questionnaire approach.
Participants |
Instructors of Canadian group exercise programs targeting community-dwelling older adults.
Measurements |
Instructors perceived program-level balance challenge and estimates of program-level balance challenge.
Results |
Most instructors ( n = 108, 77%) perceived that their programs fully challenged balance among participants. However, no programs were identified as highly challenging. Most of the observed non-verbal balance challenge behaviours observed ( n = 4, 80%) had no relationship to perception of balance challenge.
Conclusions |
Findings suggest a misalignment between instructor perception and estimates of balance challenge at the program level. Further investigations of methods to assess balance challenge are warranted.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Balance intensity, Community exercise, Fall prevention, FITT principles, Older adults
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Vol 15
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