Fall Prevention in elderly community dwelling people (aged = 60)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Fall prevention programme Fit-Daheim. Before the fall prevention programme is implemented into practice, the occupational therapists receive a structured training course. The "Fit-Daheim" pro
Sponsors
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes (htw saar)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The patients are living at home or in an assisted living home. 2. The patients have suffered a fall during the last year or feel uncertain while walking and/or have a fear of falling. 3. The patients report a deterioration of their gait and/or a deterioration of the stability in the last year. 4. The patients are temporarily or continuously in need of help with at least one of the following daily activities: a. activities of physical self-care for example the daily hygiene, dressing or the movement in the flat incl. climbing stairs. b. household activities such as preparing meals, go shopping, keeping the home and laundry in order. c. Leisure activities or minor maintanance of the flat or garden. 5. Basically the presence and the need of care or nursing care are no reason for exclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People living in a nursing home permanently. 2. Patients which have an unstable medical condition or are terminally ill. 3. People, which are not able to stand or can go fewer than 3 meters even with a walking aid. 4. Patients with mild or severe mental diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility, acceptance and practicability of the intervention 1.1 Comprehensibility and applicability of the manual through occupational therapists (self-developed questionnaire) 1.2 Examiniation of the fidelity to the manual by occupational therapists (self-developed questionnaire) 1.3 Investigation of the usability of assessment instruments for the german health care system (literature research) 1.4 Evaluation of the practicability and acceptance of the intervention through the therapists view (problem-centered interviews) 1.5 Evaluation of Satisfaction and acceptance of the intervention through patients and their relatives (problem-centered interviews) 1.6 Drop-out rate of the patients 1.7 Effort and cost of the intervention 1.8 Estimation of the patient recruitment efforts | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Developement of optimal strategies with regard to the access of the interesting target group in the community-dwelling setting An additional objective is to evaluate how a cooperation between nurses and physiotherapists can be designed and how far they need training courses to collaborate in the programme implementation | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristian Müller
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes (htw saar)
Outcome results
None listed