Queensland Stay On Your Feet® Toolkit

• Queensland Stay On Your Feet® Home
• Toolkit
  • Model diagram
  • Model's explanation
• Background
• Phase 1 - Investigate
  • What is the problem?
  • What are the impacts of the problem?
  • Why does the problem occur?
  • Where does the problem occur?
  • When does the problem occur?
  • What is the current context?
  • What is already happening?
• Phase 1 - Materials
  • Collecting information
  • Fear of falling
  • Risk factors
  • Key documents
  • Community stocktake
• Phase 2 - Plan
  • What can be done?
  • What do we know about the target group?
  • Who can be involved?
  • How do we keep the work going?
  • How will we measure progress?
• Phase 2 - Materials
  • Key stakeholders
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Good working relationships
  • What works?
  • Decision making
  • Goals, objectives, strategies
  • Community planning meetings
  • Reach and marketing
  • Social marketing plan
  • Key messages
  • Community engagement
  • Partnerships
• Phase 3 - Implement
  • Are we testing before we act?
  • What can we achieve now and later?
  • Are there opportunities to explore?
  • How are we monitoring progress?
  • Are we talking with others about our work?
  • Are we measuring our efforts?
• Phase 3 - Materials
  • Communicating
  • Awareness raising
  • Communication plan
  • Community progress meetings
  • Ambassadors
  • Physical activity
  • Sports tours
  • Come and try days
  • Case studies
• Phase 4 - Review
  • Process evaluation
  • Impact evaulation
  • Outcome evaluation
  • Share and celebrate
  • What happens next?
• Phase 4 - Materials
  • Process evaluation tools
  • Impact evaluation tools
  • Outcome evaluation tools
• Acknowledgements

Why does the problem occur - risk factors?

Falls in older people are caused by a range of interacting factors including personal/intrinsic factors (for example: poor balance and loss of strength) and environmental/extrinsic factors (for example: clutter in the home or garden or uneven ground).

Studies have shown that certain single risk factors are significantly associated with an increased risk of falls and falls injury for example: balance. However, individuals with more than one risk factor will have an increased risk of falls compared to individuals with one risk factor [1].

To achieve a holistic view of the causes of falls, additional factors need to be considered. This might be achieved by using the ecological model [12].

The ecological model considers a diverse range of factors including age, gender, economic status, marital status and social, living and working conditions. These factors are the underlying influences of health and disease, known as the social determinants of health.

When considering the contributing factors, you will need to determine what can and cannot be changed.

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