ArticleBMC geriatrics2018
The impact of community-based interventions for the older population: a quasi-experimental study of a hip-fracture prevention program in Norway.
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- Environmental and Psychosocial Interventions in Age-Friendly Communities and Active Ageing: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Emergency Department Encounters Preceding Hip Fracture in Older Adults: A Window for Future Risk Identification.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a fall and fracture prevention pathway on hip fracture risk, need of permanent care and mortality: a controlled before-and-after study.Age and ageing · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHip fractures among older adults are a major public health problem in many countries. Hip fractures are associated with expensive health care treatments, and serious adverse effects on patients' health and quality-of-life. In this paper, we estimate the effect of a community-based hip fracture prevention program that was initiated in 16 Norwegian municipalities in 2007. Specifically, the participating municipalities implemented one or more of the following interventions: exercise programs for older adults, information and education campaigns to communicate how to effectively reduce falls to care workers and older adults, and preventive home safety assessment and modification help services.
methodsWe used a difference-in-difference design, and identified control municipalities by matching on pre-intervention trends in the outcome. The outcome measure was the incidence of hip-fractures among older adults (≥65 years).
resultsWe found no statistically significant effects of the implemented program on the incidence of hip fractures, on average, in older subgroups (≥80 years) or in municipality-specific analyses.
conclusionsIt is unclear whether the interventions managed to achieve a change in hip fracture rates at the population level.
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