55 Further, one of the reviewed articles reported a very high level of adherence to the program and an interest in continued use of this modality at home.
We will also measure the effect of the intervention on health status, lifestyle activities and fear of falling, as well as the extent of adherence to the program.
A key factor in determining the efficacy of a falls prevention intervention is the degree of adherence to the program.
Analysis of adherence to the program will also be undertaken using logistic regression.
The trial is powered based on pilot data and includes a detailed assessment of adherence to the program.
The clinical compliance rate is considered to be more indicative of adherence to the program per se than the questionnaire compliance rate.
The study will determine the impact of this exercise intervention on mobility-related disability and falls in older people who have been in hospital as well as cost-effectiveness and predictors of adherence to the program.
The study also showed a relatively high rate of patient adherence to the program (median 8.0 on a scale of 1 10), increased phosphate binder consumption and increased patient satisfaction at meal times [ 65].
Twenty-five participants (72 %) met the a priori goal of 80%% adherence to the program.
Compliance to the annual screening has been approximately 60% so far, and the rate of participants who had their last mammogram not more than 2 years ago is almost 80% [ 25] (a more detailed discussion of the adherence to the program will be published shortly).
