After month nine, twice as many participants reporting a single fall had a fall history (bar month 9) compared to those without a prior fall.
Here, the majority of falls are concentrated in the first six months post discharge and after that period those with a single falls begin to develop a fall history, with multiple falls being less common than single falls.
During the first home visit, the fall risk profile [ 16], fall history, independence in activities of daily living, quality of life and physical performance are measured.
Fall history is assessed with the fall history instrument (Carefall Triage Instrument, version 007), which is a questionnaire developed by the Academic Medical Center, the VU University Medical Center and the Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands.
This left 565 participants with a fall history who had not visited an A&E Department after sustaining a fall.
All patients had a complete comprehensive geriatric assessment and questioned for fall history.
To examine the relationship between gait initiation, fall history, and physiological fall risk in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) during both cognitive distracting and nondistracting conditions.
Previous studies investigating risk of falls after stroke have relied primarily on retrospective fall history ranging from 6-12 months recall, with inconsistent findings.
Conclusions: When controlling for all other variables in the model, instantaneous AVOR gain accounted for nearly 30% of the variance of fall history.
Smulders E, Weerdesteyn V, Groen BE, Duysens J, Eijsbouts A, Laan R, van Lankveld W. Efficacy of a short multidisciplinary falls prevention program for elderly persons with osteoporosis and a fall history: a randomized controlled trial.
The strong association between 1-year fall history, the use of sedatives, and changes in the AVOR gain supports a functional link between AVOR suppression and effective balance in elderly women.
