Table 1 Case selection: inclusion and exclusion criteria
Criterion | Descriptor | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
Inclusion criteria | ||
Public health role | Informal or formal leadership | Have potential to provide clear findings on public health’s collaborative leadership practices |
Group membership | Diversity, specifically groups with healthcare professionals and others | Have potential to give context; to what extent is the potential of falls as everyone’s business realized |
Initiative achieved | An initiative can be a policy, program, event or service that fits within the scope of the WHO Fall Prevention Model | Initiative may not be formally described as “falls prevention”; rather, it may be called Healthy Aging or Wellness, for example. |
Exclusion criteria | ||
Initiative stalled or completed pre-2012 | Seek groups that are actively planning, implementing or making improvements to their fall prevention initiative | The potential for accurate recall is strengthened |
High membership turnover | Seek interview respondents and focus group members who can answer questions in depth | Case studies are looking for depth |