[Participate] UBC Research on Aging, Independence & Fall Prevention

Invitation to Participate:

Balancing acts: Navigating informal care partnerships to prevent falls among community-dwelling older adults

The University of British Columbia is inviting older adults (65+) and informal care partners (19+) across BC to take part in short interviews that will help improve fall-prevention supports, resources, and survey tools for communities province-wide.

We are seeking:

• Older adults (65+) living in the community
• Informal care partners (family, friends, or neighbours who provide weekly support to an older adult 65+)

**********************OLDER ADULTS**********************

Help us improve a survey about aging, independence, and fall prevention

Are you 65 or older and living in the community (not in assisted living or long-term care)? We’d like your help to make sure a survey for older adults is clear, respectful, and easy to understand.

We’re inviting older adults across British Columbia to take part in a one-on-one interview (about 30–45 minutes, by phone or video conference). In the session, you’ll be asked to read survey questions out loud, share how you interpret them, and let us know if anything is confusing or unclear.

Your feedback will help refine the survey before it is shared more widely across BC.

To participate, you must be:

• 65 or older
• Living in BC
• Living in the community (not in assisted living or long-term care)

**********************INFORMAL CARE PARTNERS**********************

Are you regularly supporting an older adult (age 65+) who lives in the community (not in assisted living or long-term care)? Whether you're a family member, friend, or neighbour, your experience matters.

We’re inviting caregivers across British Columbia to take part in a one-hour, one-on-one interview to explore how people think about fall prevention, aging, and independence at home. Your insights will help shape future supports, resources, and public health messaging that reflect real caregiving experiences.

To participate, you must be:

·      19 or older

·      Living in BC

·      Providing unpaid support at least once a week to an older adult (aged 65+) — this may include check-ins, meal prep, transportation, emotional support, decision-making, or help with home safety.

Interviews are scheduled at your convenience, by phone or video conference.

**********************ALL RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS**********************

As a thank you, you’ll receive a $15 virtual coffee card (Tim Hortons or Starbucks, your choice), emailed to you within one week after your interview.

This research is part of a doctoral dissertation at the University of British Columbia, funded by the Provincial Health Services Authority. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Ian Pike, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.

To learn more or sign up for an interview, please contact:

Denise Beaton, PhD Candidate, UBC School of Population and Public Health

Email: debeaton@student.ubc.ca

Phone: 604-837-8201