The Association Between Fear of Falling and Fall Prevention Interventions Offered by an Occupational Therapist in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 13
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The Change of Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), standardized measure for fear of falling
研究概览
简要总结
Purpose of the study: To identify if an intervention focused on decreasing fear of falling (FOF) in a geriatric primary care setting implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) has the potential to decrease falls and improve physical, psychological and social factors related to FOF.
The primary research question: Is there an association between fear of falling among geriatric populations and fall prevention interventions that are offered by occupational therapist in a geriatric primary care setting?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •cognitively intact with a score of 29/30 or higher on the Orientation Log (standardized assessment tool)
- •living in the community
- •English speaking
- •had a fall or near fall in the past year
排除标准
- •received OT services within the past 2 months
研究组 & 干预措施
Fall Prevention Intervention by OT
Fall prevention interventions implemented by an OT in a geriatric primary care setting for a client immediately following the provider visit within the office.
干预措施: Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The Change of Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), standardized measure for fear of falling
时间窗: One Time visit: 30-50 minutes
The outcome measure is the change between the pre FES-I and post FES-I
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Lydia Royeen
Senior Occupational Therapist
Rush University Medical Center