Older adults recently discharged from hospital are at high risk of functional decline and falls.
A tailored fall prevention education provided at hospital discharge aimed to improve the
capacity of older adults to engage in falls prevention activities. What remains unknown are
the factors affecting behaviour change after hospital discharge. This study identified the
perceived barriers and enablers of older adults to engagement in fall prevention activities
during the 6‐month period post‐discharge. An exploratory approach using interpretative …

… capacity of older adults to engage in falls prevention activities. What remains unknown
are … The identified barriers to older adult fall prevention engagement post-discharge …
engage in fall prevention activities, “…it was the fact that people are more likely to fall again …