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Problem and Need: Although falls are common and awareness about falls as a public
health problem is out there, many students, particularly in Kinesiology, are not actively
engaged with working with older adults. We need to train students in order to create a
workforce and a culture that will support older adults.
Mission:
to train students to working with older adults concerned about fall risk
=> reduce falls now and later.
Our Project: A fall prevention program for the community, run jointly by Kinesiology
and Nursing students under the supervision of faculty
My primary customer: As university faculty, we serve the students who will seek
employment and need to have the skills to needed in the community.
Students value: Exercise, real-life experiences, make connections with future employers,
Older adults value: independence, health, quality of life. connection to the young adults
and community, each other, health
Project Results: To create a fall prevention program at San Marcos Senior Center
The program has the following goals:
Community Outcomes:
After the training/course, older adult will have
1. higher self-efficacy, happiness, better mood
2. reduction in fall risk factors (and maybe falls)
3. contact with young adults/ greater lifespace/engagement with community
Scholarship Outcomes:
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After training, the faculty will have
1. data on joint education programs
2. data on program efficacy
3. data on gait, balance and other behavior
4. Pool of older adults interested in interacting with the university for research
projects for external grants, etc.
Action Plan:
Run an exercise- and education- based fall prevention exercise classes for older adults in
Fall 2015 semester with SoN and KINE students
Students: SoN will get students to do their 30 hours of ____ by participating in this
project. This counts towards ___ they have to do for their community ___ class.
Kinesiology will use a special topics course for now: KINE 397 of 3 units.
KINE 397 – special topics course to substitute for KINE 426
Possible Course structure: 3 hour lab course?
5 students from KINE, 5 from SoN?
Older adults: residents of assisted living facilities and/or San Marcos Senior Center
participants
Timeline:
Intervention(s):
Spring 2015:
Arm 1) Fall prevention exercises are outlined in “Fallproof”, developed by Debra Rose at
CSU Fullerton. (we could all go meet her, as she is known internationally for fall
prevention work)
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Arm 2) Home visits to change the home/car/ etc. environment
Arm 3)?? Potential tie-in with Sinem Siyahhan, our new the educational technology
faculty who is interested in exergaming, using a Wii
Budget Needs:
Travel for students and faculty (gas)
any research equipment
Data collection device: tablets? Force plate (KINE will provide) Gait mat
($20k)
insurance?,
props for exercises: Balls, cones, pads, rollers, trays, etc.
Possible Funding: GPSM ($3000 for grant writing or pilot projects), internal grants
(UPD ~$5000-$10000, Money from Dean’s office for interdisciplinary college projects
of up to $20,000 if we can take it first, then may be Archstone Foundation who has
funded these types of things before, and other external grants.
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Spring 2015 Pilot Project - Big Picture Calendar
San Marcos Senior Center
KINE course structure: KINE 495 internship students, KINE 499 Independent Study
NURS course structure: NURS 440 Community Health 30 hours
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Information for KINE 495 Students:
Guaranteed experience:
- hands on work with older people in the community, making a difference
- interprofessional teamwork of faculty and students of nursing and kinesiology,
the cutting edge skill for future health care work
- clinical research skills
- running exercise program to improve balance, coordination, and sensorimotor
integration – make use of what you learned
Did you know that one in three older adults will fall in the next year? Every minute, four
olders adult will get severe injuries from a fall and need emergency care. You can help.
We are looking for students to help run a fall prevention program at the San Marcos
Senior Center. Work in a team to help older adults improve their balance. Gain highly
valued and needed skills for the aging population.
FallProof TM classes will run in Tu/ Th afternoons. You must be available 12:30-2:30 on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, from February to April at the San Marcos Senior Center, as
well as other times for training.
Your participation will also be used for research in fall prevention and fall prevention
education.
Only a few kinesiology student spots are available. Will you be one?
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Information for NURS 440/442/447 Students:
Guaranteed experience:
- hands on work with older people in the community, making a difference
- interprofessional teamwork of faculty and students of nursing and kinesiology,
the cutting edge skill for future health care work
- clinical research skills
- running exercise program to improve balance, coordination, and sensorimotor
integration
Did you know that one in three older adults will fall in the next year? Every minute, four
olders adult will get severe injuries from a fall and need emergency care. You can help.
We are looking for students to help run a fall prevention program at the San Marcos
Senior Center. Work in a team to help older adults improve their balance. Gain highly
valued and needed skills for the aging population.
FallProof TM classes will run in Tu/ Th afternoons. You must be available 12:30-2:30 on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, from February to April at the San Marcos Senior Center, as
well as other times for training.
Your participation will also be used for research in fall prevention and fall prevention
education.
Only a few nursing student spots are available. Will you be one?
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Weekly Learning Outcomes and Timeframes
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- replicate the COG control, multisensory, postural strategy, gait, strength, and
flexibility exercises
- Analyze collected data
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Arrangements with the Senior Center
Room: TBA
Storage space:
Fees and reallocation of fees: $30 program fee will go to Senior Center as “rent”
Letter of Support:
Recruitment Materials:
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Pre-test and Post-test Instruments for Older Adults:
Week 4, Week 13
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Outcome Measures for Students:
Pre-test of knowledge
Content knowledge based on the FallProof book quizzes
Post-test of Skills:
Assessed at Seniors Post Test, week 13
Data Analysis week 14
Post-test of knowledge:
Book quizzes week 14
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Advertising Materials for Senior Center (not for IRB)
FALLPROOFTM
Do you want to live more independently? Are you concerned about falling?
Reduce your risk of falling while improving balance and mobility with FallProofTM!.
$30
The sessions is 10 weeks in length (18 total classes).
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Information Packet for interested participants:
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IRB package for older adults:
__ application done
___ CITI forms (need Wendy’s)
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Letter of Support draft from Senior Center for the research portion of the study.
Dear Dr. Martinez, Dr. Cavillo, and the members of the Institutional Review Board,
On the behalf of San Marcos Senior Center, I am happy to take part in this collaboration
entitled “Efficacy of Interprofessional Fall Prevention Pilot“ and “Interprofessional Fall
Prevention Education” and provide support for this research project. The San Marcos
Senior Center will host the FallProof™ classes as well as the research activities that will
go with it. We will provide the ____ and the _____ rooms for conducting the tests and
the class activities.
Per our discussion, the Senior Center will be provide you with lunch vouchers and the
activity vouchers for the research participants.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Georganne Groti
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