A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT

Logan, Philippa A; Horne, Jane C; Allen, Frances; Armstrong, Sarah J; Clark, Allan B; Conroy, Simon; Darby, Janet; Fox, Chris; Gladman, John RF; Godfrey, Maureen; Gordon, Adam L; Irvine, Lisa; Leighton, Paul; McCartney, Karen; Mountain, Gail; Robertson, Kate; Robinson, Katie; Sach, Tracey H; Stirling, Susan; Wilson, Edward CF; Sims, Erika J

doi:10.3310/cwib0236

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A realist evaluation of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in care homes (2022)
Journal Article
Leighton, P. A., Darby, J., Allen, F., Cook, M., Evley, R., Fox, C., …Logan, P. (2022). A realist evaluation of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in care homes. Age and Ageing, 51(12), Article afac263. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac263

BACKGROUND: falls in care homes are common, costly and hard to prevent.Multifactorial falls programmes demonstrate clinical and cost-effectiveness, but the heterogeneity of the care home sector is a barrier to their implementation. A fuller appreciat... Read More about A realist evaluation of a multifactorial falls prevention programme in care homes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, A. L., Rick, C., Juszczak, E., Montgomery, A., Howard, R., Guthrie, B., …Tate, V. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure. Age and Ageing, 51(3), Article afac052. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac052

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in catastrophic levels of morbidity and mortality for care home residents. Despite this, research platforms for COVID-19 in care homes arrived late in the pandemic compared with other care settings. The Prophylactic The... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure.

A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Allen, F., Armstrong, S. J., Clark, A. B., Conroy, S., …Sims, E. J. (2022). A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(9), 1-136. https://doi.org/10.3310/cwib0236

Background Falls in care home residents are common, unpleasant, costly and difficult to prevent. Objectives The objectives were to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Guide to Action for falls prevention in Care Hom... Read More about A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT.