Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a single home-based fall prevention program: a prospective observational study based on questionnaires and claims data
This fall prevention programme with a single home visit was found to be effective and cost effective. Health policies should establish such a model as a reimbursed standard care to assist in combatting the increasing burden of falls on individuals and societies.
Authors
- Simon Wieser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1821-2944)
- Renato Mattli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8118-1776)
- Barbara Zindel
- André Meichtry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1044-8111)
- Karin Niedermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-3728)
- Markus Wirz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6716-8527)
- Irina Nast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8791-9834)
- Markus J. Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-4287)
- Beatrice Brunner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6010-5184)
- V. Krafft
Institutions
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- Sulzer (Switzerland) (CH)
- European League Against Rheumatism (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05586-x
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.87