Exercise self-management to improve long-term functioning and prevent falls after hip fracture.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570886

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Up to 20,000 older Australians suffer hip fractures each year. Many people don't fully recover. We have designed a self-management training program which incorporates individualised exercise prescription. This novel program is designed for people who have completed usual treatment and rehabilitation for hip fracture. We will conduct a well-designed randomised controlled trial to test the effects of this program on disability, falls and hospital readmissions and to assess its cost-effectiveness.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $848,478.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology and optometry not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Accidental falls among older people | Community participation | Exercise | Falls | Hip fracture | Human ageing | Poor mobility | Readmission rates | Self efficacy

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