Matthew Lee Smith|Marcia G. Ory|Basia Belza|Mary Altpeter
Personal and delivery site characteristics associated with intervention dosage in an evidence-based fall risk reduction program for older adults
Texas A&M Health Science Center|University of Georgia|Texas A&M Health Science Center|Neurobehavioral Systems|University of Washington|Institute on Aging
objective study identify sociodemographics older adults enrolled nationally disseminated evidencebased fall risk reduction program describe different delivery sites examine personal site characteristics associated intervention adherence data analyzed 6922 older adults enrolled matter balancevolunteer lay leader amobvll model 2006 2009 intervention dosage measured workshop attendance logistic regression analyses examined factors associated attendance levels intervention dosage differed sociodemographic delivery site characteristics patterns intervention dose significantly differed hispanic nonhispanic white participants less education living rural areas likely receive adequate program doses although senior services agencies offered programs intervention adherence likely nonaging service sites findings may help program administrators better understand minimize attrition issues within amobvll workshops