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Scale-up of the Stepping On fall prevention program amongst older adults in NSW: Program reach and fall-related health service use.

Serene Sulyn PaulQiang LiLara HarveyTherese CarrollAnnabel PriddisAnne TiedemannLindy M ClemsonStephen Ronald LordJacqueline C T CloseCathie Sherrington
Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2020)
There was no indication of a reduced rate of fall-related ambulance use or hospital admissions across the entire sample. Ambulance call-outs for falls in people aged 75-84 years may have reduced following program participation. SO WHAT?: Program scale-ups need to reach a large proportion of the target population with a focus on those groups contributing most to fall-related health service utilisation. Linking individual participants' health data as part of large-scale evaluations may provide better insights into program outcomes.
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