Effects of the falls and fractures clinic as an integrated multidisciplinary model of care in Australia: a pre-post study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Traditionally, the approach to fracture prevention has focused on increasing bone mineral density while typically lacking a combined clinical approach to falls prevention and vice versa. To resolve this gap, we implemented and evaluated a novel combined model of care to the assessment and prevention of osteoporosis and falls in the outpatients setting.

Setting

Falls and Fractures Clinic (FFC) at Nepean Hospital (Penrith, NSW, Australia).

Participants

Pre-effects and posteffects assessment of 106 community-dwelling older patients referred from the community.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Previous falls and fractures were recorded. Clinical, functional and paraclinical evaluations were performed. A comprehensive multidisciplinary care plan was

SUBMITTER: Gomez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678026 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature