Fear of Falling in the Course of Geriatric Rehabilitation or Follow-up Treatment: Perspective of Patients and Relatives
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Fear of falling
- Registration Number
- DRKS00025745
- Lead Sponsor
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät VI, Department für Versorgungsforschung, Abteilung Geriatrie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of the Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Rehabilitation Centre, subjective fear of falling, fall history
Exclusion Criteria
Known severe dementia (impossible to perform the Short FES-I), hyponatremia, delirium, medication intoxication, withdrawal from treatment in less than 14 days, Short FES-I at baseline of less than 8 points (no fear of falling)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change of the Short FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale) score from baseline to the end of the rehabilitation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient characteristics such as age, gender (once at baseline; patient file and semi-structured interview), patient characteristics such as medication, level of care, housing situation (baseline/end of rehabilitation; patient file and semi-structured interview), fear of falling (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Short Falls Efficacy Scale - International), cognition (once at baseline; Mini Mental State Examination, Shulman Clock Test), Activities of Daily Living (beginning/end of rehabilitation, Barthel Index); Depression (one-time at study inclusion; Geriatric Depression Scale), Nutritional Status (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Mini Nutritional Assessment), Functionality (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Timed up and Go, Tinetti).