TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Home modification to prevent falls by older ED patients
JO  - American journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Gerson, Lowell W.
A1  - Camargo, Carlos A. Jr
A1  - Wilber, Scott T.
SP  - 295
EP  - 298
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - Abstract: This trial was conducted at 11 EDs to test the effectiveness of distributing fall prevention information to patients 65 years or older. Intervention patients were given 2 brochures and received a reminder call 2 weeks later. All patients were called at 1 month and asked if they made home safety modifications. Three hundred ninety-seven patients were enrolled (118 control, 279 intervention). Seventy-six percent had complete follow up interviews. Nine percent of control and 8% of intervention patients reported a home modification (95% confidence interval on difference, -8.1% to 5.5%). Patients who fell in the prior year had a 2.0 increased odds (95% confidence interval, 0.8-4.6) of making a home modification. The similar home modification rates in the 2 study groups suggest that even minimum discussion (eg, the informed consent procedure) may increase patients' fall prevention activities. The stronger association in patients who fell suggests that a targeted program may have added benefit.
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SN  - 0735-6757
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
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