Mobility restrictions and subjective self-estimation of fall risk in geriatric patients.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: geriatric patients with mobility restrictions in a geriatric ward.
Participants will be recruited in a geriatric hospital and assessed at two visits. During the first visit directly after hos
Sponsors
Forschungsgruppe Geriatrie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age of 60+, to be expected walking and stair climbing ability with full load at the end of the hospital stay, seeing ability to be able to fill out questionairres, able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: severe heart condition (NYHA IV), Peripheral artery disease Grade 3+, Amputation at the lower extremities, lack of comprehension of German language, severe cognitive or psychic deficiencies, lack of informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Falls after 6 months. All participants will be surveyed via telephone for occured falls in the next 6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Evaluation of factors influencing divergencies between objective and subjective fall-risk estimation. For objective fall risk assessment, funtional parameters like the gait analysis, the Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale (FAB) and the Timed UP&GO Test will be tested. Subjective fall risk will be evaluated using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and the Falls-Efficacy-Scale (FES-I) in a validated German version. 2) Feasability and validity of the German version of the SAFFE-questionnaire for assessing fear of falling | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJörn Kiselev
Forschungsgruppe Geriatrie, Charité Universitätsmedizin BErlin
Outcome results
None listed