Translation of The Otago Exercise Program for Adoption and Implementation in the United States

Frontiers in Public Health

Tiffany E. Shubert¹ 

关键词: fall prevention;    health promotion;    physical therapy;    balance;    aging;    policy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2014.00152

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Otago Exercise Program (OEP) is an evidence-based fall prevention program developed, evaluated, and disseminated in New Zealand. The program was designed for delivery in the home by physical therapists (PTs). It was not known if American PTs would require additional training and resources to adopt the OEP. This article describes the process of translating the OEP for dissemination in the US. Processes included reviewing and piloting the New Zealand training materials to identify implementation challenges, updating training materials to be consistent with American physical therapy practices, piloting the updated training materials in an online format, and determining if the online format reached the target PT audience.

【 授权许可】

CC BY