Trial reportBMC health services research2017
A falls prevention programme to improve quality of life, physical function and falls efficacy in older people receiving home help services: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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The trial behind it
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Effect of a Falls-prevention Exercise Program on Health-related Quality of Life in Older Fallers Receiving Home Care. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Supervised Versus Unsupervised Home Exercises on Fall-related Variables for Community-dwelling Older Adults
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of Otago exercise programme on the prevention of falls in older adult: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Co-Designing Technology for Aging in Place: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2021Pooled it
- The Role of Virtual Reality in Improving Health Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Motivational interviewing for fall prevention (MI-FP) pilot study: Randomized controlled trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Trial
- Associations between health-related quality of life, physical function and fear of falling in older fallers receiving home care.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
- Medication use and fall risk among older adults in long-term care facilities: A cross-sectional analysis.South African journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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- Sensor-based systems for the measurement of Functional Reach Test results: a systematic review.PeerJ. Computer science · 2024Article
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Novel Intervention Integrating Physical Therapy Exercise and Dance Movement Therapy on Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Randomized Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International, Cut-off Points, and Validating its Short Version Among Iranian Older People.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- The Efficacy of a Preoperative Occupational Therapy Educational Session for Saudi Patients Undergoing a Lower Extremity Joint Replacement.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Exploring Mediation Effects of Gait Speed, Body Balance, and Falls in the Relationship between Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Vulnerable Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between meteorological factors and elderly falls in injury surveillance from 2014 to 2018 in Guangzhou, China.Heliyon · 2022Article
- The quality of life of older adults acutely admitted to the emergency department: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Older Adults' Biobehavioral Fall Risks Were Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned for Future Fall Prevention Research to Incorporate Multilevel Perspectives.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
- Recording of Falls in Elderly Fallers in Northern Greece and Evaluation of Aging Health-Related Factors and Environmental Safety Associated with Falls: A Cross-Sectional Study.Occupational therapy international · 2022Article
- Falls efficacy: Extending the understanding of self-efficacy in older adults towards managing falls.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2021Review
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- Hypothetical Interventions for Falls Among Older Adults: An Application of the Parametric G-Formula.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- A health concept with a social potential: an interview study with nursing home residents.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls and fall-related injuries in older adults are associated with great burdens, both for the individuals, the health care system and the society. Previous research has shown evidence for the efficiency of exercise as falls prevention. An understudied group are older adults receiving home help services, and the effect of a falls prevention programme on health-related quality of life is unclear. The primary aim of this randomised controlled trial is to examine the effect of a falls prevention programme on quality of life, physical function and falls efficacy in older adults receiving home help services. A secondary aim is to explore the mediating factors between falls prevention and health-related quality of life.
methodsThe study is a single-blinded randomised controlled trial. Participants are older adults, aged 67 or older, receiving home help services, who are able to walk with or without walking aids, who have experienced at least one fall during the last 12 months and who have a Mini Mental State Examination of 23 or above. The intervention group receives a programme, based on the Otago Exercise Programme, lasting 12 weeks including home visits and motivational telephone calls. The control group receives usual care. The primary outcome is health-related quality of life (SF-36). Secondary outcomes are leg strength, balance, walking speed, walking habits, activities of daily living, nutritional status and falls efficacy. All measurements are performed at baseline, following intervention at 3 months and at 6 months' follow-up. Sample size, based on the primary outcome, is set to 150 participants randomised into the two arms, including an estimated 15-20% drop out. Participants are recruited from six municipalities in Norway. DISCUSSION: This trial will generate new knowledge on the effects of an exercise falls prevention programme among older fallers receiving home help services. This knowledge will be useful for clinicians, for health managers in the primary health care service and for policy makers.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov . NCT02374307 . First registration, 16/02/2015.
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