Predictors of falls in a high risk population: results from the prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET).

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET) provides evidence of the benefits of structured interdisciplinary assessment of older people presenting to the accident and emergency department with a fall. However, the service implications of implementing this effective intervention are significant. This study therefore examined risk factors from PROFET and used these to devise a practical approach to streamlining referrals from accident and emergency departments to specialist falls services. METHODS:Logistic regression analysis was used in the control group to identify patients with an increased risk of falling in the absence of any intervention. The derived predictors were investigated to see whether they also predicted loss to follow up. A second regression analysis was

SUBMITTER: Close JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1726177 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature