A ‘case-mix’ approach to understand adherence trajectories for a falls prevention exercise intervention: A longitudinal cohort study

Falls are a substantial public health problem in terms of costs and consequences. Falls can be reduced by exercise [1], yet adherence rates to falls prevention exercise interventions are often low [2]. Greater adherence to exercise programmes is linked to improvements in intervention outcomes [3]. Most studies report 50 % adherence levels or lower [4 –6]. In the US alone (2015), the medical costs of non-fatal and fatal falls was estimated at $50 billion USD ($754 million of these costs were attributable to fatal falls) [7].

Source: Maturitas - February 21, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jennifer C. Davis, Karim Khan, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Ahmad Khosravi, Ryan E. Rhodes, Patrick Chan, Mary Zhao, Deborah A. Jehu, Naaz Parmar, Teresa Liu-Ambrose Source Type: research