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This survey has been designed to generate a deeper understanding of the existence of partnership working between physiotherapists and exercise professionals in the delivery of falls prevention exercise programmes. Please answer the questions below. It should take you no longer than 10 minutes to complete the survey.

The results from the survey will inform further collaboration between AGILE, Later Life Training and BASES (professional network for exercise professionals) to optimise falls prevention exercise prescription and programme delivery in a way that is quality assured.

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* 1. Name (optional)

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* 2. Role (compulsory)

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* 3. Grade/AFC Band

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* 4. AGILE Region:

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* 5. Years  of experience in care of older people

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* 6. How would you rate your level of knowledge about physical exercise interventions for falls prevention in older adults?

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* 7. Does your local falls prevention care pathway provide physical exercise interventions which allow patients to achieve the recommended 50 hours of falls prevention exercise intervention?

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* 8. Which, if any, of the following falls prevention exercise interventions are available as part of your local falls prevention care pathway:

  Yes No Don't know
Postural Stability Instructor led (PSI) FaME
Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
Community Strength & Balance* classes (*predominantly in standing)

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* 9. 'Registered fitness/leisure exercise instructors are valuable in delivering effective dose of falls prevention exercise interventions.'

Please state your level of agreement with the statement above:

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* 10. Are fitness/leisure exercise instructors involved in the delivery of the available falls prevention exercise interventions available within your local falls prevention care pathway?

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* 11. Which of the following falls prevention exercise interventions are fitness/leisure exercise instructors involved in?

  Yes No Don't know
Postural Stability Instructor led (PSI) FaME
Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
Community Strength & Balance* classes (*predominantly in standing)
Other 

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* 12. How would you rate fitness/leisure exercise instructor’s knowledge about falls prevention exercise interventions for falls prevention?

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* 13. How confident are you in referring to exercise instructor led falls prevention exercise sessions (Note: by definition a ‘referral’ involves completing a formal referral form/information form to enable patients to attend falls prevention exercise interventions). Please tick one option.

  1 Very confident 2 3 4 5 Not confident at all
PSI FaME programmes
OEP
Community strength & balance* classes (*predominantly in standing)

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* 14. If you refer, rather than signpost, what information do you provide in the referral to (free text): 

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* 15. If you do not refer to exercise instructor led falls prevention exercise intervention sessions, are you able to signpost patients to these exercise interventions?

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* 16. Is there locally agreed criteria to aid decision making about: Please tick one

  1 Yes 2 No 3 Don’t know
Which falls prevention exercise intervention to refer /signpost patients to
When a referral to/back to a physiotherapist or falls clinician is warranted for patients

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* 17. Are exercise instructors able to refer patients into the physio/clinician led falls care pathway?

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* 18. If yes [to previous question], tick one box to how much you agree with the following statement:
Exercise instructors provide good quality information when referring patients into the physiotherapist/clinician led part of the falls care pathway?

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* 19. What information is most useful when receiving a referral from a fitness/leisure exercise instructor?

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* 20. Are you aware of the minimum qualifications required by fitness/leisure exercises instructors to deliver the following:

  Yes No Don't know
Postural Stability Instructor led (PSI) FaME
Otago Exercise Programme (OEP)
Community Strength & Balance classes

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* 21. Is there a clear framework in place locally to ensure the quality of the falls prevention exercise interventions delivered as part of your falls prevention care pathway?

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* 22. Have you obtained further education in falls prevention since qualifying?

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* 23. If you answered yes to Q22, please tick through which strategies. You can tick more than one.

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* 24. Please rate each of the following statements as to how much you consider them to be a barrier when referring/signposting patients to exercise professional led falls prevention exercise sessions:

  1 Strongly disagree 2 3 4 5 Strongly agree
Qualifications of exercise instructors
Sessions delivered are not evidence based in their content 
Exercise instructors not completing falls prevention CPD
No provision in my area
Length of time to complete referral paperwork
No quality assurance framework in place as part of local falls pathway
Not having easy access to contact information for a local exercise instructor led sessions
Pressure from colleagues not to use the community falls exercise pathway
Lack of endorsement from managers /commissioners of community provision i.e. not seen as part of falls pathway
Not knowing what exercise instructor can offer
Not wanting to refer
Lack of feedback on outcomes of patient
Impact of undertaking the referral on my time management/other duties
Too many different pathways in my area/organisation and the confusion this causes

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* 25. Any other barrier(s) to referring to fitness/leisure exercise instructor led falls prevention exercise interventions sessions that you consider we have missed / is important?

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* 26. Are there any specific things that would facilitate you in referring patients to exercise instructor led falls prevention exercise interventions?

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* 27. Please feel free to leave any comments.

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* 28. If you would be happy to be contacted by AGILE to discuss your responses to the survey questions, please insert your contact email address below.

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