Fall Prevention for Old Community-dwelling People in Uppsala, Västerås and Sörmland
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
- Enrollment
- 420
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Frequence of falls will be measured with a monthly fall-calender
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Fall-related injuries are a major health problem in the growing older population. Most older people are not aware of that physical training can decrease the risk of falling. The aim of tha study is to investigate the effect of the Otago home exercise programme with and without motivational interviewing in community-dwelling people 75 years or older on frequence of falls, fall-related injuries, physical capacity, fall-related self-efficacy, quality of life, mortality and health-related costs.
Detailed Description
Participants in the two intervention groups will exercise at home with supervision from physiotherapist week one, two, four and eight. They will then be contacted for telephone follow-up month five, seven and twelve after the start of training. The control group is encouraged to live as usual. All participants are assessed at baseline, after three, 12 and 24 months from inclusion in the study.
Investigators
karin hellstrom
PhD, Senior Lecturer
Uppsala University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •75 years or older, community-dwelling, in need of homecare or rollator
Exclusion Criteria
- •Cognitive impairment (below 25 on Mini Mental test) Not able to transfer independently indoors -
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Frequence of falls will be measured with a monthly fall-calender
Time Frame: Two year
A fall-calender with registration of falls on a monthly bases will be used to record falls. The fall-calender should be sent in each month. Falls will be followed-up with telephone interviews.
Secondary Outcomes
- Physical performance will be measured with Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)(Two years)
- Fall-related injuries will be measured by telephone interviews.(Two years)
- Dynamic balance will be assessed with Mini-BESTest(Two years)