TY - JOUR
T1 - Fall incidence as the primary outcome in multiple sclerosis falls-prevention trials
T2 - Recommendation from the international MS falls prevention research network
AU - Coote, Susan
AU - Sosnoff, Jacob J.
AU - Gunn, Hilary
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The aim of this article is to provide recommendations on behalf of the International MS Falls Prevention Research Network (IMSFPRN) for the primary outcome measure for multiple sclerosis (MS) falls-prevention interventions. The article will consider the definition of a fall, methods of measuring falls, and the elements of falls that should be recorded, as well as how these elements should be presented and analyzed. While this information can be used to inform the content of falls-prevention programs, the primary aim of the article is to make recommendations on how the outcome of these programs should be captured.
AB - The aim of this article is to provide recommendations on behalf of the International MS Falls Prevention Research Network (IMSFPRN) for the primary outcome measure for multiple sclerosis (MS) falls-prevention interventions. The article will consider the definition of a fall, methods of measuring falls, and the elements of falls that should be recorded, as well as how these elements should be presented and analyzed. While this information can be used to inform the content of falls-prevention programs, the primary aim of the article is to make recommendations on how the outcome of these programs should be captured.
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U2 - 10.7224/1537-2073.2014-059
DO - 10.7224/1537-2073.2014-059
M3 - Article
C2 - 25694776
AN - SCOPUS:84920410633
SN - 1537-2073
VL - 16
SP - 178
EP - 184
JO - International Journal of MS Care
JF - International Journal of MS Care
IS - 4
ER -