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. 2023 Aug 28;64(4):gnad117. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad117

Table 3.

RE-AIM Constructs and Outcomes

RE-AIM Domains RE-AIM Definition Study Operationalization Results
N = total eligible older adults of variable of interest, n (%) = sample (percent) of eligible with variable of interest
Initial Reach The number and proportion of older adults who were screened and assessed for falls in 2018 Percent of adults ≥65 with initiated screen Older adults with initiated screen (N = 17,232)
16,094 (93.4)
Percent of adults ≥65 with completed screen Older adults with completed screen (N = 17,232)
13,564 (78.3)
Percent of adults ≥65 with screen score ≥4 with gait/balance measure Embedded under adoption
Maintenance of Reach The number and proportion of older adults who were screened and assessed for falls in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Percent of adults ≥65 with initiated screen Older adults with initiated screen
2019 (N = 18,308) 2020 (N = 14,164) 2021 (N = 15,695)
16,467 (89.9) 12,534 (88.5) 13,716 (87.3)
Percent of adults ≥65 with completed screen Older adults with completed screen
14,269 (77.9) 10,602 (74.9) 11,570 (73.7)
Percent of adults ≥65 with screen score ≥4 with gait/balance measure Embedded under adoption
Effectiveness Not identified Not identified Not identified
Initial Adoption The number and proportion of clinics and PTs, OTs, and SLPs that screened and assessed older adults for fall risk in 2018 Clinic-level adoption (N varies by clinic)*
Range and percent of clinics with initiated screen Clinic initiated screen—Range
n = 0–2,114
% = 0–98.8
Range and percent of clinics with completed screen Clinic completed screen—Range
n = 0–1,659
% = 0–92.7
Therapist-level adoption
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who initiated screen Therapist-level initiated screen
PT (N = 15,108) OT (N = 1,369) SLP (N = 635)
14,234 (94.2) 1,255 (91.7) 507 (79.8)
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who completed screen Therapist-level completed screen
PT OT SLP
12,174 (80.6) 955 (69.8) 355 (55.9)
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who completed a balance or gait outcomes measure on an at-risk older adult (screen ≥4) Therapist-level completed balance/gait measure
PT (N = 5,568) OT (N = 257) SLP (N = 151)
3,219 (59.5) 29 (11.6) 12 (7.9)
Maintenance of Adoption The number and proportion of clinics and therapists that screened and assessed older adults for fall risk in 2019, 2020, and 2021 Clinic-level adoption maintenance (N varies by clinic)a
Clinic initiated screen—Range
Range and percent of clinics with initiated screen 2019 2020 2021
n = 0–2,173
% = 0–99.1
n = 0–1,410
% = 0–100
n = 1–1,525
% = 6.7–97.8
Range and percent of clinics with completed screen 2019 2020 2021
n = 0–1,766
% = 0–94.4
n = 0–1,165
% = 0–96.6
n = 1,265
% = 0–94.1
Therapist-level adoption maintenance
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who initiated screen Therapist-level initiated screen
2019 2020 2021
PT (N = 16,040)
14.784  (92.2)
PT (N = 12,327)
11,088 (89.9)
PT (N = 13,600)
12,129 (89.2)
OT (N = 1,465)
1,307 (89.2)
OT (N = 1,152)
915 (79.4)
OT (N = 1,369)
1,075 (78.5)
SLP (N = 648)
507 (78.2)
SLP (N = 492)
363 (73.8)
SLP (N = 607)
424 (69.9)
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who completed screen Therapist-level completed screen (same N in corresponding cells above)
2019 2020 2021
PT = 12,875 (80.3) PT = 9,576 (77.7) PT = 10,361 (76.2)
OT = 943 (64.4) OT = 654 (56.8) OT = 829 (60.6)
SLP = 334 (51.5) SLP = 252 (51.2) SLP = 302 (49.8)
Percent of PTs, OTs, and SLPs who completed a balance or gait functional outcomes measure on an at-risk older adult (screen >4) Therapist-level completed balance/gait measure
2019 2020 2021
PT (N = 5,785)
3,219 (59.5)
PT (N = 4,231)
2,298 (54.3)
PT (N = 4,786)
2,563 (53.6)
OT (N = 257)
29 (11.6)
OT (N = 172)
19 (11)
OT (N = 257)
21 (8.2)
SLP (N = 150) 2 (1.3) SLP (N = 86)
2 (2.3)
SLP (N = 141)
5 (3.5)
Implementation (Process and Strategies) Implementation process and implementation strategies the health system utilized to integrate the STEADI initiative into outpatient rehabilitation – Process and strategies involved in implementing STEADI initiative. Includes adaptations to STEADI
– Chosen and directed by the health system
  •  Mandate

  •  EHR revisions

  •  Email with instructions

  •  Educational sessions

  •  Educational materials and resources

  •  Clinical lead

  •  Clinic champions

  •  Chart audits

  •  Newsletters

Maintenance The extent to which STEADI initiative is sustained and becomes part of routine practices Changes in clinic-level and provider-level adoption in 2019, 2020, 2021. Embedded under maintenance of reach and maintenance of adoption

Notes: OT = occupational therapist; PT = physical therapist; SLP = speech and language pathologist. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Balance/Function Functional outcomes measure = Timed up and go, 30-second chair stand, miniBest Test, Berg Balance Scale, Functional Gait Assessment, Dynamic Gait Index, 6-minute walk, and 10-meter walk.

a Supplementary Table 3 provides detailed descriptive statistics by each clinic.