Age and ageing
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Associations between drug burden index and physical function in older people in residential aged care facilities.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Structured re-assessment system at 6 months after a disabling stroke: a randomised controlled trial with resource use and cost study.
national policy recommends routine re-assessment of disabled patients and their carers at 6 months after stroke onset. The clinical and resource outcomes of this policy were investigated. ⋯ the structured, systematic re-assessment for patients and their carers was not associated with any clinically significant evidence of benefit at 12 months. Health and social care resource use and mean cost per patient were broadly similar in both groups.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Falls and fear of falling: burden, beliefs and behaviours.
this study estimated the frequency of recent falls and prevalence of fear of falling among adults aged 65 and older. ⋯ the high prevalence of falls and fear of falling among US older adults is of concern. Both can result in adverse health outcomes including decreased quality of life, functional limitations, restricted activity and depression. Older adults' fear of falling and their reluctance to adopt behaviours that could prevent future falls should be considered when designing fall prevention programmes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Mobility training after hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial.
to compare the effects of two different exercise programmes after hip fracture. ⋯ there was no benefit (or harm) due to the higher dose, weight-bearing exercise programme with respect to the primary outcome measures. However, people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment gained greater benefit from the higher dose programme than from the lower dose programme.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Post-acute care for older people in community hospitals--a cost-effectiveness analysis within a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
to compare the cost effectiveness of post-acute care for older people provided in community hospitals with general hospital care. ⋯ the cost effectiveness of post-acute rehabilitation for older people was similar in community hospitals and general hospitals.