Letting go of an old habit: group leaders' experiences of a client-centred multidisciplinary falls-prevention programme

Abstract

The analysis revealed that a change in the role of being a group leader had taken place during the intervention process. Three primary categories pertaining to this process were identified: (i) the group leaders moved between the role of expert and the role of facilitator; the group climate (ii) facilitated the translation of expert knowledge to applied knowledge; and (iii) increased awareness as a prerequisite for change.

Occupational therapists experiences of implementing a new complex intervention in collaboration with researchers: a qualitative longitudinal study

“…According to Mattingly (44), it was only when others are asking questions such as colleagues that the "tacit knowledge" emerged and the person in this case, the OTs, became aware of why and how decisions were made and therefore acted upon. Johansson et al (89) described in a study how the group leader who participated in a fallprevention program felt that there was access to knowledge that was not used. Only in dialogue with others and their experiences, the knowledge became transformed and over time made a difference in the daily lives of the group leaders as well as for older adults to prevent the risk of falls.…”

Preventive behaviour at work – A concept analysis

“…While this focus on tertiary prevention is important, the expertise in occupational analysis, evaluation of occupational capabilities, teaching healthy behaviors and environmental adaptations strategically positions occupational therapists as the providers of choice to offer interventional primary prevention strategies (6,7). Scientific writings show the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions in prevention of injuries, disorders, illnesses or disabilities in multiple areas of practice, such as mental health (8) or geriatrics (9,10). Also, the interest of occupational therapists about promoting healthy behaviors has been studied in different domains, such as sleep quality (11), physical exercises (12) or disease management (13).…”

Health-promoting and preventive interventions for community-dwelling older people published from inception to 2019: a scoping review to guide decision making in a Swedish municipality context

“…In relation to five of the original studies, eight related studies explored the experiences of participants [75,76,82,85] or both the experiences of participants and professionals delivering the intervention [61,62,87,91]. Based on qualitative methods and interviews, participants' experiences were described related to i) a single preventive home visit (PHV) [75], ii) senior meetings [76,82,85,87], iii) multidisciplinary fall prevention programmes [61,62], and iv) case management intervention [91].…”