Implementation and evaluation of a fall risk screening strategy among frail older adults for the primary care setting: A study protocol
| Autor: | Meekes, W M A, Leemrijse, C J, Korevaar, J C, Henquet, J M A E, Nieuwenhuis, M, van de Goor, L A M |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tranzo, Scientific center for care and wellbeing, Publieke Gezondheid |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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FUNCTIONAL REACH Frail Elderly HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM ECONOMIC-EVALUATION preventive medicine risk management Study Protocol primary care Clinical Protocols General Practitioners PEOPLE Humans Mass Screening Program Development Referral and Consultation Aged Netherlands Aged 80 and over Primary Health Care geriatric medicine RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL FES-I PREVENT FALLS MOBILITY Accidental Falls Female PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE INTERVENTIONS |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2020(15), 1625-1636. Dove Medical Press Ltd. Clinical Interventions in Aging |
| ISSN: | 1176-9092 |
| Popis: | Background: Falls are an increasing problem among older people. There are several evidence-based interventions available to prevent falls. However, these are not always well implemented in the primary care setting. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of contact for health issues, making them the designated professionals for providing falls prevention. Because GPs are often unaware which patients have a high fall risk and patients themselves do not always know they have a high fall risk, this study aims to evaluate the implementation of a targeted fall risk screening strategy among independently living, frail older people in the primary care setting. Materials and methods: The targeted fall risk screening strategy used in this study consists of tools for screening high fall risk and for identifying the underlying cause(s) of the high fall risk, an accredited training course in falls prevention for professionals, and service provision by certified physio- and exercise therapists who are able to offer evidence-based falls prevention interventions. This targeted fall risk screening strategy will be implemented in the primary care setting and evaluated at the level of the GP practice and at the level of the patient by using the RE-AIM model of Glasgow et al. In a pre-posttest design, data will be collected of the total number of frail older people who are screened, referred and enrolled for fall-preventive care. Furthermore, barriers and facilitators of the implementation of the fall risk screening strategy will be identified by conducting focus groups and interviews with the care providers and frail older patients. Additionally, the influence of the falls prevention interventions on frail older patients will be evaluated by using a pre-posttest design with a 12-month follow-up period during which data are collected regarding patients' stability, mobility, strength, balance, self-efficacy, health status, and daily activities. Study Registration: This study is approved by the Medical Ethics Committee Brabant, the Netherlands (NL61582.028.17/ P1732) and registered at the Netherlands Trial Register, NL7917. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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