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. 2011 Sep 7;2011:395357. doi: 10.4061/2011/395357

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%).