An Occupational Therapist Fall Prevention Intervention in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting

Rush

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fall, Accidental; Fall Accident

Treatments: Behavioral: Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03294447

15082105-IRB01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of the study: To identify if an intervention focused on decreasing fear of falling (FOF) in a geriatric primary care setting implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) has the potential to decrease falls and improve physical, psychological and social factors related to FOF.

The primary research question: Is there an association between fear of falling among geriatric populations and fall prevention interventions that are offered by occupational therapist in a geriatric primary care setting?

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cognitively intact with a score of 29/30 or higher on the Orientation Log (standardized assessment tool)
• living in the community
• English speaking
• had a fall or near fall in the past year

Exclusion criteria

• received OT services within the past 2 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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13 participants in 1 patient group

Fall Prevention Intervention by OT

Experimental group

Description:

Fall prevention interventions implemented by an OT in a geriatric primary care setting for a client immediately following the provider visit within the office.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist