Longitudinal Outcome in a Veterans Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 65 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/2/2019 |
| Start Date: | August 2008 |
| End Date: | January 2017 |
Longitudinal Outcome in a Veterans Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic: A Prospective Controlled Study
Objective To reduce subsequent falls following Multifactorial Falls Assessment Design:
Prospective Case Control
Population: Frail elderly Veteran outpatient population referred for falls assessment
Methods: Prospective controlled trial of Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic
patients followed for 1 year and outcomes compared to Falls e-Consult Clinic (chart review)
and Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Inpatient Unit discharge control groups.
Prospective Case Control
Population: Frail elderly Veteran outpatient population referred for falls assessment
Methods: Prospective controlled trial of Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic
patients followed for 1 year and outcomes compared to Falls e-Consult Clinic (chart review)
and Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) Inpatient Unit discharge control groups.
We designed a prospective controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of outpatient falls
assessment and treatment for community-dwelling frail elderly patients with history of falls
referred to an active management Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic with
control groups of patients discharged from an Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM)
Inpatient Unit during the same time period, but who were not specifically referred for falls
assessment, and with Falls e-Consult patients (chart review only). We hypothesized that a
population of frail elderly referred by their primary care physicians and who reported for
evaluation to a Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic would show a reduction in
falls compared to controls, when provided a time-limited consult evaluation with active
follow-up for 1 year.
assessment and treatment for community-dwelling frail elderly patients with history of falls
referred to an active management Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic with
control groups of patients discharged from an Acute Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM)
Inpatient Unit during the same time period, but who were not specifically referred for falls
assessment, and with Falls e-Consult patients (chart review only). We hypothesized that a
population of frail elderly referred by their primary care physicians and who reported for
evaluation to a Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic would show a reduction in
falls compared to controls, when provided a time-limited consult evaluation with active
follow-up for 1 year.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Community-dwelling frail elderly with history of fall
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe dementia
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