Article: Care management service and falls prevention: a case-control study in a Chinese population.

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TitleCare management service and falls prevention: a case-control study in a Chinese population.
AuthorsLeung, AY1
Lou, VW
Chan, KS
Yung, A
Chi, I
KeywordsCare management
Home care
Falls
Chinese
Issue Date2010
PublisherSage Publications, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=103
CitationJournal Of Aging And Health, 2010, v. 22 n. 3, p. 348-361 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264309358764
AbstractThis study evaluates the effect of a care management service (CMS) on falls in older adults. This is a retrospective case-control study with 78 CMS recipients as the case group who received CMS and another 312 community-dwelling frail elders as the control group.The groups were matched by age, gender, activity of daily living, cognitive impairment, and unsteady gait. Thus they were comparable in characteristics and frailty. Among the 390 participants, 89 older adults (23.0%) had falls in the 90 days prior to the survey. After controlling for the identified risk factors for falls, the odds ratio of CMS was 0.27 (95% confidence interval = 0.110-0.663, p < .01). These findings indicate that CMS recipients have a lower chance for falls compared to their counterparts. The two features of CMS (comprehensive assessment and multidisciplinary actions to reduce fall risks) are discussed.
ISSN1552-6887
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264309358764
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000275441800005
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, AY
dc.contributor.authorLou, VW
dc.contributor.authorChan, KS
dc.contributor.authorYung, A
dc.contributor.authorChi, I
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:26:01Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:26:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluates the effect of a care management service (CMS) on falls in older adults. This is a retrospective case-control study with 78 CMS recipients as the case group who received CMS and another 312 community-dwelling frail elders as the control group.The groups were matched by age, gender, activity of daily living, cognitive impairment, and unsteady gait. Thus they were comparable in characteristics and frailty. Among the 390 participants, 89 older adults (23.0%) had falls in the 90 days prior to the survey. After controlling for the identified risk factors for falls, the odds ratio of CMS was 0.27 (95% confidence interval = 0.110-0.663, p < .01). These findings indicate that CMS recipients have a lower chance for falls compared to their counterparts. The two features of CMS (comprehensive assessment and multidisciplinary actions to reduce fall risks) are discussed.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Aging And Health, 2010, v. 22 n. 3, p. 348-361 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264309358764
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264309358764
dc.identifier.epage361
dc.identifier.hkuros168271
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000275441800005
dc.identifier.issn1552-6887
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid20147650
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82147
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSage Publications, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=103
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of aging and health
dc.rightsJournal of Aging and Health. Copyright © Sage Publications, Inc.
dc.subjectCare management
dc.subjectHome care
dc.subjectFalls
dc.subjectChinese
dc.titleCare management service and falls prevention: a case-control study in a Chinese population.
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong