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 | ||
No | 59 (31) | 78% |
Yes | 129 (69) | |
Ordered | ||
0 | 169 (90) | |
1 | 18 (10) | 88% to one or two investigations |
2 | 1 (0) | |
Medication changes (n=188) | ||
0 | 115 (82) | |
1 | 63 (34) | 78% compliance to medication changes |
2 | 8 (4) | |
3 | 1 (0) | |
4 | 1 (0) | |
Exercise | ||
No | 56 (30) | 58% fully compliant and 2% partially compliant |
Yes | 132 (70) | |
Lifestyle modifications | ||
0 | 148 (73) | 35% fully compliant and 6% partially compliant |
1 | 34 (17) | |
2 | 2 (1) | |
3 | 1 (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 | ||
No | 113 (74) | |
Yes | 21 (16) | 72% |
Ordered tests/investigations | ||
No | 132 (99) | |
Yes | 2 (1) | 33% to at least one investigation |
Medication changes (n=188) | ||
No | 110 (72) | |
Yes | 24 (18) | 75% compliance to at least one medication change |
Exercise | ||
No | 85 (63%) | |
Yes | 49 (37%) | 56% partially or fully compliant |
Lifestyle modifications | ||
No | 129 (96) | 45% partially or fully compliant |
Yes | 5 (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).