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  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Health Education

Background:

  • Falls are a significant health concern for older adults.
  • Low motivation hinders adherence to falls prevention strategies.
  • Peer-led education may bridge the research-practice gap in falls prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate peer educators' falls prevention presentations.
  • To assess alignment with adult learning principles and health behavior change frameworks.
  • To identify areas for improving the effectiveness of peer-led falls prevention education.

Main Methods:

  • A within-stage mixed-methods study was conducted.
  • Ten experts evaluated video recordings of three peer-led falls prevention presentations.
  • A questionnaire assessed presentations against established criteria.

Main Results:

  • Experts found presentations were largely didactic and not consistently personally relevant.
  • Presentations did not effectively encourage audience engagement with preventive strategies.
  • Good expert agreement was observed across evaluation domains.

Conclusions:

  • Peer-led falls prevention presentations need to be more interactive and experiential.
  • Encouraging personalized action plans can facilitate strategy uptake.
  • Effective delivery should leverage older adults' capability, opportunity, and motivation for better receptiveness.