Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a multifactorial fall prevention programme compared with usual care in long term care homes.

Design

Multicentre, parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Long term care homes in the UK, registered to care for older people or those with dementia.

Participants

1657 consenting residents and 84 care homes. 39 were randomised to the intervention group and 45 were randomised to usual care.

Interventions

Guide to Action for Care Homes (GtACH): a multifactorial fall prevention programme or usual care.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome measure was fall rate at 91-180 days after randomisation. The economic evaluation measured health related quality of life using quality adjuste

SUBMITTER: Logan PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature