Research questions: 1. Is a multidisciplinary intervention programme more effective than usual care in preventing new falls and functional decline among community-dwelling elderly people who visit a GP cooperative and/or A&E department at a…
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Bron
Verkorte titel
Aandoening
(Injurious) falls
Ondersteuning
Michel HC Bleijlevens
Jolanda CM van Haastregt
Joseph PM Diederiks
Harry FJM Crebolder
Jacques ThM van Eijk
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
Uitkomstmaten
Primaire uitkomstmaten
1. Effect evaluation: Falls, functional decline;<br>
2. Economic evaluation: programme costs, healthcare costs and patient and family costs.<br>
2a. Cost Effectiveness Analysis: percentage of people sustaining a fall during one year of follow-up.<br>
2b.Cost Utility Analysis: generic health-related quality of life descriptions, measured according to the standard Dutch version of the EuroQol (EQ 5-D).
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Doel van het onderzoek
Research questions:
1. Is a multidisciplinary intervention programme more effective than usual care in preventing new falls and functional decline among community-dwelling elderly people who visit a GP cooperative and/or A&E department at a hospital because of a fall?
2. Is the multidisciplinary intervention programme cost-effective compared to usual care when assessed from a societal perspective?
Onderzoeksproduct en/of interventie
1. Patients in the intervention group underwent a detailed medical and occupational-therapy assessment with referral to relevant services if indicated;
2. Those assigned to the control group received usual care only.
Algemeen / deelnemers
P.O. Box 616
Marike Hendriks
Universiteitssingel 40
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3882204
m.hendriks@zw.unimaas.nl
Wetenschappers
P.O. Box 616
Marike Hendriks
Universiteitssingel 40
Maastricht 6200 MD
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3882204
m.hendriks@zw.unimaas.nl
Belangrijkste voorwaarden om deel te mogen nemen (Inclusiecriteria)
Age 65 years or older, community-dwelling, having visited the A&E department or GP cooperative at the University Hospital Maastricht for the consequences of a fall, and living in Maastricht or its surrounding area.
People were only allowed to enter the programme after completing and returning an informed consent form.
Belangrijkste redenen om niet deel te kunnen nemen (Exclusiecriteria)
Not able to speak or understand Dutch,
Not able to complete questionnaires or interviews by telephone,
Cognitive impairment (a score of less than 4 on the Abbreviated Mental Test 4 (AMT 4),
Long-term admission to a hospital or other institution (more than four weeks from the date of inclusion),
Permanently bedridden, or fully dependent on a wheelchair.
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL82 |
| NTR-old | NTR113 |
| Ander register | : ZON-MW 945-02-053 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN64716113 |