A Mobile Application for Fall Prevention Among Older Adults in Rural Thailand: A Research and Development Approach
Chaiyakrit Yokphonchanachai, Yanitha Paengprakhon, Jaruporn Duangsri, Wilawun Chada, Monthicha Raksilp, Nopparat Songserm · 2026
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Yokphonchanachai and colleagues develop, in 2026, KANLOM, a mobile application helping caregivers prevent falls among older adults in rural Thailand, where preventive care is scarce. The app was built through a five-step research and development process running from April 2022 to December 2023. It was co-designed with caregivers, tested in small groups, then piloted with thirty caregivers in a one-group pretest-posttest study.
The need was plain in the pilot group: among 30 older adults assessed with the Morse Fall Scale, 50.00 percent were at fall risk and 46.67 percent at high risk, leaving only 3.33 percent risk-free in the sample. After using the app, caregivers improved significantly in knowledge, with a mean gain of 1.07 points, and in attitudes and prevention behaviors on the study scales. Satisfaction averaged 2.80 out of 3.00, highest for content usefulness and practicality. The offline, localized design targets other low-resource aging communities.
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| CREATOR | Chaiyakrit Yokphonchanachai, Yanitha Paengprakhon, Jaruporn Duangsri, Wilawun Chada, Monthicha Raksilp, Nopparat Songserm |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |