Falls prevention in the acute hospital setting: a multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of efficacy, cost effectiveness and sustainability of the 6-PACK program.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1007627

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Older people commonly fall in hospital suffering injuries such as a broken hip which are costly for the faller and hospital. Falls can result in a nursing home stay as they reduce a person's confidence and ability to do simple tasks like showering. We have designed a program with the potential to reduce fall injuries, using an approach with promising results from one hospital. This project will evaluate this program that aims to improve the care of older people in hospital.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,218,771.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aged Health Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

accidental falls | acute care | cost-effectiveness | elderly | injury prevention | multicentre | program evaluation | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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