Accidental Falls
Conditions
Brief summary
An educational intervention will be utilized to improve care following guidelines for treating individuals at risk of falling. A survey will be administered to providers pre and post education.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducation
Education on guidelines for care of individuals at risk of falling
Sponsors
The Guthrie Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Primary care providers in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine
Exclusion criteria
* Providers in outlying clinics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls | 1year | Absolute change in mean survey score before and after education for providers' view on vitamin D deficiency as a cause of falls. The scale is a likert scale from 1-5: 1 important, 2 somewhat important, 3 neither important nor important, 4 somewhat important, 5 unimportant. |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Recruitment details
Medical providers in internal medicine and family medicine were surveyed
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Education Providers participating in education related to guidelines for treating patients at risk of falling
Education: Education on guidelines for care of individuals at risk of falling | 43 |
| Total | 43 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Education | — |
|---|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants | — |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 0 Participants | — |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 43 Participants | — |
| Race and Ethnicity Not Collected | — | — Participants |
| Sex/Gender, Customized Unknown | 43 Participants | — |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 43 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 43 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 43 |
Outcome results
Primary
Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls
Absolute change in mean survey score before and after education for providers' view on vitamin D deficiency as a cause of falls. The scale is a likert scale from 1-5: 1 important, 2 somewhat important, 3 neither important nor important, 4 somewhat important, 5 unimportant.
Time frame: 1year
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-education | Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls | 4.23 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 0.51 |
| Post-education | Change in Mean Survey Score for Providers' Self-reported View on Vitamin Deficiency as a Cause of Falls | 3.44 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 0.96 |