Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial

The rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is twice that of a cognitively intact population, with almost two thirds of people with CI falling annually. Studies indicate that exercise involving balance and/or a home hazard reduction program are effective in pr...

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Main Authors: Close, J., Wesson, J., Sherrington, C., Hill, Keith, Kurrle, S., Lord, S., Brodaty, H., Howard, K., Gitlin, L., O'Rourke, S., Clemson, L.
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Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34327
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author Close, J.
Wesson, J.
Sherrington, C.
Hill, Keith
Kurrle, S.
Lord, S.
Brodaty, H.
Howard, K.
Gitlin, L.
O'Rourke, S.
Clemson, L.
author_facet Close, J.
Wesson, J.
Sherrington, C.
Hill, Keith
Kurrle, S.
Lord, S.
Brodaty, H.
Howard, K.
Gitlin, L.
O'Rourke, S.
Clemson, L.
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description The rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is twice that of a cognitively intact population, with almost two thirds of people with CI falling annually. Studies indicate that exercise involving balance and/or a home hazard reduction program are effective in preventing falls in cognitively intact older people. However the potential benefit of these interventions in reducing falls in people with CI has not been established. This randomised controlled trial will determine whether a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program can reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with CI. We will determine whether the intervention has beneficial effects on a range of physical and psychological outcome measures as well as quality of life of participants and their carers. A health economic analysis examining the cost and potential benefits of the program will also be undertaken.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-343272019-02-19T05:35:23Z Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial Close, J. Wesson, J. Sherrington, C. Hill, Keith Kurrle, S. Lord, S. Brodaty, H. Howard, K. Gitlin, L. O'Rourke, S. Clemson, L. Prevention Accidental falls Intervention Dementia Cognitive impairment The rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is twice that of a cognitively intact population, with almost two thirds of people with CI falling annually. Studies indicate that exercise involving balance and/or a home hazard reduction program are effective in preventing falls in cognitively intact older people. However the potential benefit of these interventions in reducing falls in people with CI has not been established. This randomised controlled trial will determine whether a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program can reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with CI. We will determine whether the intervention has beneficial effects on a range of physical and psychological outcome measures as well as quality of life of participants and their carers. A health economic analysis examining the cost and potential benefits of the program will also be undertaken. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34327 10.1186/1471-2318-14-89 BioMed Central Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle Prevention
Accidental falls
Intervention
Dementia
Cognitive impairment
Close, J.
Wesson, J.
Sherrington, C.
Hill, Keith
Kurrle, S.
Lord, S.
Brodaty, H.
Howard, K.
Gitlin, L.
O'Rourke, S.
Clemson, L.
Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title_full Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title_fullStr Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title_short Can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-FOCIS randomised controlled trial
title_sort can a tailored exercise and home hazard reduction program reduce the rate of falls in community dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: protocol paper for the i-focis randomised controlled trial
topic Prevention
Accidental falls
Intervention
Dementia
Cognitive impairment
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34327