Fear of falling
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients during geriatric rehabilitation and their relatives/cargivers. Patients will participate in the routine treatments at the reabilitation center in Oldenburg.
Sponsors
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät VI, Department für Versorgungsforschung, Abteilung Geriatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of the Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Rehabilitation Centre, subjective fear of falling, fall history
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Known severe dementia (impossible to perform the Short FES-I), hyponatremia, delirium, medication intoxication, withdrawal from treatment in less than 14 days, Short FES-I at baseline of less than 8 points (no fear of falling)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change of the Short FES-I (Falls Efficacy Scale) score from baseline to the end of the rehabilitation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics such as age, gender (once at baseline; patient file and semi-structured interview), patient characteristics such as medication, level of care, housing situation (baseline/end of rehabilitation; patient file and semi-structured interview), fear of falling (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Short Falls Efficacy Scale - International), cognition (once at baseline; Mini Mental State Examination, Shulman Clock Test), Activities of Daily Living (beginning/end of rehabilitation, Barthel Index); Depression (one-time at study inclusion; Geriatric Depression Scale), Nutritional Status (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Mini Nutritional Assessment), Functionality (baseline/end of rehabilitation; Timed up and Go, Tinetti). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTania Zieschang
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät VI, Department für Versorgungsforschung, Abteilung Geriatrie
Outcome results
None listed