Table 3 Behavioural domains and behaviours according to stages of fall risk management
From: Development of a behavioural framework for dementia care partners’ fall risk management
Domain | Behaviour | Stage of fall risk management | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supporting before dementia onset | Preventing falls | Preparing to respond to falls | Responding to falls | ||
Functional mobility assistance | Standing assistance | √ | √ | ||
Walking assistance | √ | √ | |||
Toileting assistance | √ | ||||
Shower/bath assistance | √ | ||||
Hazard reminder | √ | ||||
Mobility restraint | √ | ||||
Assessing and addressing health conditions | Assess physical and mental health conditions | √ | √ | √ | |
Address physical and mental health conditions | √ | √ | |||
Medication management | √ | ||||
Health promotion support | Health and risk communication | √ | √ | ||
Enhance activity engagement | √ | ||||
Exercise support | √ | √ | |||
Diet support | √ | √ | |||
Improve and maintain self-efficacy | √ | ||||
Improve help-seeking behaviours | √ | √ | |||
Safety supervision | Pay close attention | √ | √ | ||
Regularly check in | √ | √ | |||
Be present | √ | √ | |||
Modification of the physical environment | Home safety assessment, modification, and organizing | √ | √ | ||
Ensure footwear safety | √ | ||||
Support use of mobility assistive devices | √ | √ | |||
Support use of monitoring technology | √ | ||||
Receiving, seeking, and coordinating care | Use of informal care | √ | √ | √ | |
Hire and coordinate with paid caregivers | √ | ||||
Use of social and health services | √ | √ | |||
Communicate with other care partners and professionals | √ | ||||
Learning | Learn from professional care providers | √ | √ | ||
Learn from care partners’ life experiences | √ | √ | |||
Learn from older adults with dementia | √ | ||||
Learn from social network | √ | √ | |||
Learn online and media | √ | √ | |||
Self-adjustment | Change living arrangement | √ | √ | ||
Change sleeping arrangement | √ | √ | |||
Reduce working time | √ | ||||
Avoid social activities | √ | ||||
Adapt walking behaviours | √ | √ | |||