Accidental Fall
Conditions
Brief summary
The Balance and Daily Life questionnaire (EVQ) observes the adaption of the patient in six scenarios of daily life; it is a measurement of falls, but also an evaluation of the modifications taken to prevent future falls. This study will analyze the robustness of this questionnaire.
Interventions
OTHERBalance and daily life questionnaire
Patients complete questionnaire
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is at least 65 years' old * The patient is fragile (\< 8 score ≤ 11 SEGA score) hospitalized in the Physical Medicine and Functional Geriatric Readaptation service of the CHU Nîmes * The patient can walk autonomously for 20m (with or without a walking aid) * The patient is allowed to weight-bear
Exclusion criteria
* The subject is participating in an interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent form * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * The patient is forbidden to weight-bear * Comprehension problems preventing the accomplishment of the tasks * Major short-term memory problems preventing the accomplishment of the tasks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Temporal stability of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire | Day 3 | Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire given 3 days apart |
| Inter-evaluator reliability of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire | Day 0 | Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire assessed by 2 evaluators |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison of EVQ to Sternal Push Test | Day 0 | Sternal Push Test |
| Comparison of EVQ score to Timed Up and Go test | Day 0 | Timed Up and Go test (seconds) |
| Sensitivity of Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire to change | Month 1 | Balance and Daily Life Questionnaire given 30 days apart |
| Comparison of EVQ to Walking and talking test | Day 0 | Walking and talking test |
| Comparison of EVQ to unipedal stance test | Day 0 | Unipedal stance test (seconds) |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed