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Effects of a programme of multifactorial home visits on falls and mobility impairments in elderly people at risk
— randomised controlled trial | | Author(s) | Jolanda C M van Haastregt, Jos P M Diederiks, Erik van Rossum |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 321, no 7267, 21 October 2000 |
| Pages | pp 994-998 |
| Keywords | Home visits [doctors] ; District nurses ; Falls ; Mobility ; Preventative medicine ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Six general practices in Hoensbroek, the Netherlands with 316 people aged 70 and over living in the community, with moderate impairments in mobility or a history of recent falls were involved in this randomised controlled trial. Five home visits were made to the patients over a period of one year by a community nurse. Visits consisted of screening for medical, environmental and behavioural factors causing falls and impairments in mobility, followed by specific advice, referrals and other actions aimed at dealing with the observed habits. No differences were found in falls and mobility outcomes between the intervention and usual care groups. Multifactorial home visits had no effects on falls and impairments in mobility in older people at risk who were living in the community. Because falls and impairments in mobility remain a serious problem among older people, alternative strategies should be developed and evaluated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001122219 A |
| Classmark | L5H: QTG: OLF: C4: LK2: K4: 3J: 76H * |
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