Educating nursing home staff on fracture prevention: a cluster randomised trial

Helen Cox; Suezann Puffer; Veronica Dale; Cyrus Cooper; Jean Hodson; Tahir Masud; David Oliver; Danielle Preedy; Peter Selby; Mike Stone; Anne Sutcliffe; David Torgerson

doi:10.1093/ageing/afm168

Educating nursing home staff on fracture prevention: a cluster randomised trial

Helen Cox, Suezann Puffer, Veronica Dale, Cyrus Cooper, Jean Hodson, Tahir Masud, David Oliver, Danielle Preedy, Peter Selby, Mike Stone, Anne Sutcliffe, David Torgerson

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Abstract

To assess whether specialist osteoporosis nurses delivering training to care home staff can reduce fractures and improve the prescription of treatments to reduce fractures versus usual care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-72
Number of pages	6
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afm168
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Accident Prevention
Accidental Falls
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cluster Analysis
Education, Nursing
Female
Fractures, Bone
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Intervention Studies
Male
Nursing Homes
Nursing Staff
Professional Competence
Reference Values
Residential Facilities
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity

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