Journal article
Iowa FICSIT Trial: The Feasibility of Elderly Wearing a Hip Joint Protective Garment to Reduce Hip Fractures
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), Vol.41(3), pp.338-340
03/1993
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06715.x
PMID: 8440861
Abstract
Hip fractures exact a heavy toll in the elderly population. While intervention strategies are being investigated to reduce the numbers of geriatric falls and to improve the body's resiliency, the geriatric population remains at risk for the mortality and morbidity associated with fractures. The Iowa FICSIT site is investigating the feasibility of passive protection of the proximal femur through the use of hip pads. The pad is designed to disperse throughout the pad the energy created in a fall. The focus of the Iowa trial is to determine if elderly will wear hip pads for the majority of their waking hours. Thirty subjects are being recruited from each of six elderly populations who are at high risk to fall and at increased risk of injury. To facilitate compliance, the following strategies are utilized: run-in period, graduated implementation, tailoring of wearing times, and self-report of compliance. Outcome measures include compliance rates and injuries sustained during falls.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Iowa FICSIT Trial: The Feasibility of Elderly Wearing a Hip Joint Protective Garment to Reduce Hip Fractures
- Creators
- Robert B. Wallace - University of IowaJo Ellen Ross - University of IowaJeffrey C. Huston - Iowa State UniversityCarolyn Kundel - Iowa State UniversityGeorge Woodworth - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), Vol.41(3), pp.338-340
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06715.x
- PMID
- 8440861
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Geriatr Soc
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
- eISSN
- 1532-5415
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/1993
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363640702771
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