"Stepping On" to Pisando Fuerte: Adapting an Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program for Latino Seniors

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Conditions studied: Falls Prevention

In brief

There are no evidence-based fall prevention programs for Hispanic/Latinos even though their age-adjusted death rate from unintentional falls is climbing in the US. "Pisando Fuerte", a linguistically and culturally appropriate version of an evidence-based fall prevention program for Spanish speakers ("Stepping On" \[SO\]) is evaluated. "Pisando Fuerte" consists of 2-hour group sessions over the course of 8 weeks delivered in Spanish by trained Hispanic/Latino personnel in two communities in Wisconsin. Implementation and intervention fidelity were evaluated by an independent assessor on three sessions using a-priori criteria based on key elements of SO. Uptake, proximal and distal outcomes were assessed through interviews 6 months after the program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03895021

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

24

Starts

2013-06-25

Expected to finish

2015-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-22

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have fallen in the past year

You may not qualify if…

• Living arrangement does not include a kitchen of their own (i.e., independent living)
• Unable to walk without help from another person, ambulate independently
• Reliant on a walker to get around inside of home

Where it is running

• North/Eastside Senior Coalition (NewBridge Madison) — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
• Centro Hispano — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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