TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Effects of a one-year home-based case management intervention on falls in older people: A randomized controlled trial
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Olsson Möller, Ulrika
A1  - Kristensson, Jimmie
A1  - Midlöv, Patrik
A1  - Ekdahl, Charlotte
A1  - Jakobsson, Ulf
SP  - 457
EP  - 464
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of a home-based one-year case management intervention in older people with functional dependency and repeated contact with the healthcare services on self-reported falls and self-reported injurious fall. METHODS: The study was a randomized controlled trial with repeated follow-ups. The sample (n=153) were consecutively and randomly assigned to intervention group (n=80, mean age 81.4) or control group (n=73, mean age 81.6). The intervention group received a case management intervention which comprised monthly home-visits during 12 months by nurses and physiotherapists employing a multifactorial preventive approach. RESULTS: In the intervention group 96 falls occurred during the intervention period compared with 85 falls in the control group (p=0.900). There were 40 and 38 injurious falls (p=0.669) in the intervention and control groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This home-based case management intervention was not able to prevent falls or injurious falls.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -