TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The effects and costs of a multifactorial and interdisciplinary team approach to falls prevention for older home care clients 'at risk' for falling: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - Canadian journal on aging
A1  - Markle-Reid, Maureen
A1  - Browne, Gina
A1  - Gafni, Amiram
A1  - Roberts, Julian V.
A1  - Weir, Robin
A1  - Thabane, Lehana
A1  - Miles, Melody
A1  - Vaitonis, Vida
A1  - Hecimovich, Catherine
A1  - Baxter, Pamela
A1  - Henderson, Stacey
SP  - 139
EP  - 161
VL  - 29
IS  - 1
N2  - This study determined the effects and costs of a multifactorial, interdisciplinary team approach to falls prevention. Randomized controlled trial of 109 older adults who are at risk for falls. This was a six-month multifactorial and evidence-based prevention strategy involving an interdisciplinary team. The primary outcome was number of falls during the six-month follow-up. At six months, no difference in the mean number of falls between groups. Subgroup analyses showed that the intervention effectively reduced falls in men (75-84 years old) with a fear of falling or negative fall history. Number of slips and trips was greatly reduced; and emotional health had a greater improvement in role functioning related to emotional health in the intervention group. Quality of life was improved, slips and trips were reduced, as were falls among males (75-84 years old) with a fear of falling or negative fall history.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0714-9808
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0714980809990377
ID  - ref1
ER  -