Effect of dissemination of evidence in reducing injuries from falls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falling is a common and morbid condition among elderly persons. Effective strategies to prevent falls have been identified but are underutilized.

Methods

Using a nonrandomized design, we compared rates of injuries from falls in a region of Connecticut where clinicians had been exposed to interventions to change clinical practice (intervention region) and in a region where clinicians had not been exposed to such interventions (usual-care region). The interventions encouraged primary care clinicians and staff members involved in home care, outpatient rehabilitation, and senior centers to adopt effective risk assessments and strategies for the prevention of falls (e.g., medication reduction and balance and gait training). The outcomes were rates of serious fall-relat

SUBMITTER: Tinetti ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3472807 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature