. 2018 Jun 1;3(2):105–113. doi: 10.22540/JFSF-03-105

Table 5.

Motivators and barriers to older adults taking part in falls prevention activities.

Motivators/enablers	Barriers
- appropriate information provided - social support - belief programme is relevant and will improve quality of life - low-moderate intensity activity - identified characteristics to change - invitation from health professional - involvement in decision making	- social stigma - fear of falling - unfamiliar with ‘falls prevention’ - denial/under-estimation of the risk of falling - fatalism - inaccessible information - low health expectations/confidence - pain, effort and age - emphasis on balance and strength rather than social benefits - poor self-efficacy - poor health/function - no history of exercise - lack of non-English information - differing personal/professional agendas

Motivators/enablers

Barriers

- appropriate information provided
- social support
- belief programme is relevant and will improve quality of life
- low-moderate intensity activity
- identified characteristics to change
- invitation from health professional
- involvement in decision making

- social stigma
- fear of falling
- unfamiliar with ‘falls prevention’
- denial/under-estimation of the risk of falling
- fatalism
- inaccessible information
- low health expectations/confidence
- pain, effort and age
- emphasis on balance and strength rather than social benefits
- poor self-efficacy
- poor health/function
- no history of exercise
- lack of non-English information
- differing personal/professional agendas