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  • Preventive Medicine

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  • Falls are a major public health concern among older adults, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare utilization.
  • Community-based fall prevention programs are essential for promoting healthy aging and reducing the burden of fall-related injuries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of State-funded fall prevention clinics in reducing self-reported falls and fall-related healthcare service use among older adults.
  • To document the impact of evidence-based assessments, interventions, and referrals on fall rates and healthcare utilization.

Main Methods:

  • A pre-post study design was employed, comparing self-reported fall history and healthcare use over a 6-month period before and after clinic attendance.
  • Participants (N=751) were older adults attending community-based fall prevention clinics offering individualized assessments, interventions, and referrals.

Main Results:

  • A significant reduction in self-reported fall rates was observed, decreasing from 34% pre-clinic to 10.8% post-clinic (p = .0001).
  • Fall-related use of health services, including hospitalizations, also significantly decreased following participation in the fall prevention clinics.
  • Participants were predominantly female (82%), with an average age of 81, reporting vision and mobility difficulties, polypharmacy, and postural hypotension.

Conclusions:

  • Evidence-based fall prevention clinics, incorporating assessments, risk-reduction strategies, and referrals to exercise programs, can effectively decrease falls and healthcare service utilization in older adults.
  • These findings support the implementation and expansion of such programs to improve senior health outcomes and potentially reduce healthcare spending.