Effect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well-Being: The STRIDE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

In the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) study, a multifactorial intervention was associated with a nonsignificant 8% reduction in time to first serious fall injury but a significant 10% reduction in time to first self-reported fall injury relative to enhanced usual care. The effect of the intervention on other outcomes important to patients has not yet been reported. We aimed to evaluate the effect of the intervention on patient well-being including concern about falling, anxiety, depression, physical function, and disability.

Design

Pragmatic cluster-randomized trial of 5,451 community-living persons at high risk for serious fall injuries.

Setting

A total of 86 primary care practices within 10 U.S. healthca

SUBMITTER: Gill TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178516 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature