Preprint · Mar 3, 2026
Task-Specific Concerns About Falling During Stair Negotiation in Older People
By Baggen RJ, van Schooten K, Delbaere K et al.
This study is a secondary data analysis of data from three existing datasets. We will use datasets from the StandingTall (ST), StandingTall+ (ST+), and Own Your Balance (OYB) studies [1-3]. Combining these studies will provide a dataset of 1000+ older (65+) participants who completed a comprehensive test battery at baseline to assess their history of falls, concerns about falling, cognitive and physical ability, depression, anxiety, and stress levels, as well as physical activity status. 1. Lim ML, Perram A, Radford K, Close J, Draper B, Lord SR, et al. Protocol of a 12-week eHealth programme designed to reduce concerns about falling in community-living older people: Own Your Balance randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024;14(2). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078486. 2. van Schooten KS, Callisaya ML, O'Dea B, Lung T, Anstey K, Lord SR, et al. Protocol of a 12-month multifactorial eHealth programme targeting balance, dual-tasking and mood to prevent falls in older people: the StandingTall+ randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021;11(4):e051085. Epub 20210415. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051085. PubMed PMID: 33858875; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC8055147. 3. Delbaere K, Valenzuela T, Woodbury A, Davies T, Yeong J, Steffens D, et al. Evaluating the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme delivered through a tablet computer for preventing falls in older community-dwelling people over 2 years: study protocol for the Standing Tall randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2015;5(10):e009173. Epub 20151022. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009173. PubMed PMID: 26493461; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC4620168.