Cost-effectiveness of a day hospital falls prevention programme for screened community-dwelling older people at high risk of falls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

multifactorial falls prevention programmes for older people have been proved to reduce falls. However, evidence of their cost-effectiveness is mixed.

Design

economic evaluation alongside pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Intervention

randomised trial of 364 people aged ≥70, living in the community, recruited via GP and identified as high risk of falling. Both arms received a falls prevention information leaflet. The intervention arm were also offered a (day hospital) multidisciplinary falls prevention programme, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nurse, medical review and referral to other specialists.

Measurements

self-reported falls, as collected in 12 monthly diaries. Levels of health resource use associated with the falls prevent

SUBMITTER: Irvine L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956532 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature