@article{ref1,
title="Translating a functional exercise program for fall prevention among diverse older adults in urban medically underserved areas: a mixed methods study",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2020",
author="Hu, Yi-Ling and Keglovits, Marian and Somerville, Emily and Snyder, Makenna and Stark, Susan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program (LiFE) is proven to have high  adherence rates and can significantly reduce falls, but it has not yet been  implemented for diverse older adults residing in urban medically underserved (MU)  areas. An exploratory sequential mixed methods study was conducted to adapt LiFE and  test the adapted program's preliminary feasibility. Focus groups with MU older  adults and service providers were conducted to identify modifications. The new  adapted program, Diverse Older Adults Doing LiFE (DO LiFE), was then evaluated with  older adults. Thematic analysis revealed health literacy and lack of racial  representation as barriers to implementing LIFE in this population. The pilot study  showed that DO LiFE was feasible with good retention (89%) and high adherence  (81.27%) rates. DO LiFE demonstrated preliminary feasibility for diverse MU older  adults. Researchers should proceed to larger studies for translating DO LiFE from  research to the community.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="10.1123/japa.2019-0159",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2019-0159"
}