[PDF] Top 20 Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in older people: study protocol for a randomised trial

... While falls prevention guidelines have recommended that older people have their feet and footwear examined by a podiatrist, these guidelines do not specify the assessment or intervention ... See full document

... REFORM study from nine NHS trusts based in either primary or secondary care in the UK (Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds Community Healthcare NHS ... See full document

... the study, as one year might be considered too short to account for any differences in costs and HRQoL that might be expected with such an ...the podiatry intervention has a positive impact on HRQoL ... See full document

... the study is that the sample size was based on detecting a difference not in the primary outcome of incidence rate of falls but in the proportion of participants reporting at least one fall in 12 ...the ... See full document

... strength, balance and gait ...of falls [9]. More recently, foot prob- lems, which are common in older people [10, 11], have been shown to be a contributing factor to falls [12, ...for ... See full document

... participating podiatry clinics and who had attended rou- tine podiatry services within the past six ...cohort study (and provide written consent) with the possibility of being offered an additional ... See full document

... of falls prevention pro- grammes, recommend a dose of at least 3 hours of exer- cise weekly for 6 ...this study are frail older adults who have a fall history and who re- ceive home help ...for ... See full document

... injurious falls is a global priority ...reducing falls in the general older popu- lation [12,13], the evidence to date for the prevention of falls for PwP is mixed ...[14]. People with ... See full document

... in older people, in which a person ’ s thinking and perceptions may be ...hospital, falls, mortality and costs to the National Health Service ...multicomponent intervention to prevent ... See full document

... routine podiatry services within the past 6 months of the search being undertaken will be identi fi ed and will be eligible for an invitation ...routine podiatry clinics may be approached ...therapists, ... See full document

... pragmatic trial and we used a novel design–a cohort randomised trial–to evaluate this podiatric ...were randomised which, in theory, should have limited resentful ...the study is that ... See full document

... this study, it is probable that our sample may have been biased towards volunteers with a heightened interest in and commitment to the interven- tion, as another 195 people who initially expressed interest ... See full document

... the intervention group, accounting for the unequal randomisation ...REFORM trial, previously conducted by some of the authors, an absolute difference of 5% was observed in the percentage of participants ... See full document

... Delirium severity: proportion of residents with severe delirium during a one-month period Delirium duration days positive for delirium during a one month period Delirium incidence on any[r] ... See full document

... for older adults and consists of a 57 item standardised, valid and reliable checklist of fall hazards in the following domains: internal/ external traffic ways, general/ indoors, living area, seating, bedroom, ... See full document

... a falls clinic for assessment, currently attending a balance exercise programme (eg Otago classes), or lacked mental capacity to provide informed ...the trial and in the intervention ... See full document

... the study if they fulfil the eligibility criteria and provide written consent to take part in the study; they will then be randomised to either the intervention or control arm when they have ... See full document

... internet intervention or ...the trial, which takes place after completion of the baseline ...the study, neither participants nor the e-coaches can be blinded to allocation due to the nature of the ... See full document

... the study, to assess his/her competence to give consent and to participate in the research assessments, and assess where he/she meets the inclusion criteria (Table ...the study in a suitable format ...the ... See full document

... The intervention group attended individual exercise visits supervised by a member of the research team twice weekly for 12 ...the balance board, if the participant deemed this ...included balance and ... See full document