Table 2

Description of Vancouver Falls Prevention clinical management advice and compliance (n=188 and 134)

Variable (n=188)Frequency (%)Per cent compliance to recommendation
Requested follow-up
 No59 (31)78%
 Yes129 (69)
Ordered
 0169 (90)
 118 (10)88% to one or two investigations
 21 (0)
Medication changes (n=188)
 0115 (82)
 163 (34)78% compliance to medication changes
 28 (4)
 31 (0)
 41 (0)
Exercise
 No56 (30)58% fully compliant and 2% partially compliant
 Yes132 (70)
Lifestyle modifications
 0148  (73)35% fully compliant and 6% partially compliant
 134 (17)
 22 (1)
 31 (0)
Overall average compliance with all clinical management advice 0.69 (0.42) or 69% (42%)
Variable (n=134) Frequency (%) Per cent compliance to recommendation
Requested follow-up
 No113 (74)
 Yes21  (16)72%
Ordered tests/investigations
 No132 (99)
 Yes2 (1)33% to at least one investigation
Medication changes (n=188)
 No110 (72)
 Yes24 (18)75% compliance to at least one medication change
Exercise
 No85 (63%)
 Yes49 (37%)56% partially or fully compliant
Lifestyle modifications
 No129 (96)45% partially or fully compliant
 Yes5  (4)
  • Individuals who received zero recommendations were not included in the denominator count. Overall compliance was estimated as follows: (1) individuals were given 1 point for every recommendation they received; (2) individuals were given 1 point for every recommendation that they complied with; and (3) overall compliance was: number of recommendations complied with/total number of recommendations. The sample of 134 excludes the 54 participants who took part in an intervention-based randomised controlled trial (RCT).