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A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries
Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Basaria S, Gurwitz JH, Dykes PC, McMahon S, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Miller ME, Travison TG, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Goehring L, Fagan M, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Wiggins J, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace RB, Casteel C, Resnick NM, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Meng C, Allore H, Brawley BF, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Duncan PW, Baker D, Boult C, Correa-de-Araujo R, Peduzzi P. A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 129-140. PMID: 32640131, PMCID: PMC7421468, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2002183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesIntervention groupControl groupUsual careMultifactorial interventionRate of hospitalizationPrimary care practicesCluster-randomized trialCommunity-dwelling adultsFirst-event analysisYears of ageHealth care systemRate of fallElectronic health recordsBaseline characteristicsPrimary outcomeRandomized trialsMean ageEfficacy trialsIndividualized planCare practicesInjuryMultifactorial strategyEvent ratesEffect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well‐Being: The STRIDE Study
Gill TM, Bhasin S, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Araujo K, Ganz DA, Boult C, Wu AW, Magaziner J, Alexander N, Wallace RB, Miller ME, Travison TG, Greenspan SL, Gurwitz JH, Rich J, Volpi E, Waring SC, Manini TM, Min LC, Teresi J, Dykes PC, McMahon S, McGloin JM, Skokos EA, Charpentier P, Basaria S, Duncan PW, Storer TW, Gazarian P, Allore HG, Dziura J, Esserman D, Carnie MB, Hanson C, Ko F, Resnick NM, Wiggins J, Lu C, Meng C, Goehring L, Fagan M, Correa‐de‐Araujo R, Casteel C, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. Effect of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Intervention on Patient Well‐Being: The STRIDE Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 173-179. PMID: 33037632, PMCID: PMC8178516, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesMultifactorial interventionPhysical functionOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) AnxietyLeast square mean changePragmatic cluster-randomized trialMean scoreCommunity-living personsIntervention group's mean scoreInjury prevention interventionsPrimary care practicesFalls Efficacy ScaleCluster-randomized trialUsual careElders StudyDisability InstrumentSTRIDE studyDepression ScaleMean changePrevention interventionsHigh riskCare practicesControl groupMeaningful improvements
2022
Effect of the STRIDE fall injury prevention intervention on falls, fall injuries, and health‐related quality of life
Ganz DA, Yuan AH, Greene EJ, Latham NK, Araujo K, Siu AL, Magaziner J, Gurwitz JH, Wu AW, Alexander NB, Wallace RB, Greenspan SL, Rich J, Volpi E, Waring SC, Dykes PC, Ko F, Resnick NM, McMahon SK, Basaria S, Wang R, Lu C, Esserman D, Dziura J, Miller ME, Travison TG, Peduzzi P, Bhasin S, Reuben DB, Gill TM. Effect of the STRIDE fall injury prevention intervention on falls, fall injuries, and health‐related quality of life. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3221-3229. PMID: 35932279, PMCID: PMC9669115, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityHospital admissionEQ-5DMedical attentionLeast square mean changeFall injury riskSelf-reported fracturesFall-related fracturesFall-related outcomesIncidence rate ratiosInjury prevention interventionsPrimary care practicesReal-world effectivenessFall prevention studiesMeaningful clinical effectsGOV IDENTIFIERUsual careMultifactorial interventionClinical effectsEQ-VASPrevention StudyFall injuriesOlder adults ageMean changePrevention interventions
2020
Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community‐Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study
Gill TM, McGloin JM, Shelton A, Bianco LM, Skokos EA, Latham NK, Ganz DA, Nyquist LV, Wallace RB, Carnie MB, Dykes PC, Goehring LA, Doyle M, Charpentier PA, Greene EJ, Araujo KL. Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community‐Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1242-1249. PMID: 32212395, PMCID: PMC7707554, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesPragmatic trialFall injuriesCommon reasonClinical sitesOlder personsCommunity-living personsLarge pragmatic trialPrimary care practicesCentral call centerRate of deathYears of ageVulnerable older personsRetention of participantsUS healthcare systemPragmatic clusterStudy withdrawalMultifactorial interventionElders StudySTRIDE studyHigh riskCare practicesParticipant retentionStudy outcomesInjury
2018
Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study
Gill TM, McGloin JM, Latham NK, Charpentier PA, Araujo KL, Skokos EA, Lu C, Shelton A, Bhasin S, Bianco LM, Carnie MB, Covinsky KE, Dykes P, Esserman DA, Ganz DA, Gurwitz JH, Hanson C, Nyquist LV, Reuben DB, Wallace RB, Greene EJ. Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 73: 1495-1501. PMID: 30020415, PMCID: PMC6175032, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesFall injuriesHealth care systemPositive screenCare systemLarge pragmatic clusterHigh-risk populationPrimary care practicesDiverse health care systemsMost health care systemsClinic screenEligible patientsPragmatic clusterBaseline characteristicsMultifactorial interventionRecruitment of participantsElders StudySTRIDE studyEligible personsHigh riskRisk populationsRecruitment goalsCare practicesSTRIDE interventionPatients