Developing a Falls Management Tool for Adults With ID-POC
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Falls can have a significant impact on the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities. The ACTION FALLS programme is a systematic falls management intervention that has been shown to be of benefit for older people however this programme in its current form needs to be adapted for use with adults with intellectual disabilities who have specific risk factors for falling and specific actions to reduce these risks. An adapted version of the programme to account for the different needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and the different services and support networks they access will be developed. A draft programme has been developed based on the views of adults with learning disabilities, carers and clinicians. This programme will now be tried out to see how easy it is to use and whether it can identify the falls risk factors relevant to adults with learning disabilities. Adults with an intellectual disability, clinicians and carers will t try out the programme and will be observed using it and will be asked to give verbal feedback on their views on how easy it is to complete and what could be improved.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Component One: * Adults with ID, 18 years and over, accessing the ID service in identified clinical team * Clinicians working in identified clinical team for adults with ID Component Two: Adults with an ID, 18 years and over, living in Nottinghamshire Family or paid carer of an adult with an ID living in Nottinghamshire Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of capacity to provide informed consent