Table 2 Changes in primary and secondary endpoints
Questionnaire data (for effectiveness estimation) | |||
Endpoint | Baseline at home visit (SD) | One year after home visit (SD) | Change (95% CI) |
Total number of falls (12 months recall) / Fall rate (= number of falls / person-year) | 599/0.94 | ||
Total number of falls (1 month recall, multiplied by 12) / Fall rate (= number of falls / person-year) | 1260/1.98 | ||
Total number of falls (weighted 2:1 at individual level) | 855 | 652 | -203 |
Fall rate (= number of falls / person-year) | 1.35 | 1.02 | Relative rate reduction − 23.92% (-35.92 to -9.67) d) |
Fear of falling (FES-I), Total score 0–28; 0 = best, 28 = worst) | 10.36 (3.27) | 9.09 (2.53) | -1.27 (-1.50 to -1.05) d) |
Quality of life (EQ-5D-5L), Total score 0–25 (0 = best, 25 = worst) | 8.65 (2.69) | 7.76 2.82 | -0.88 (-1.09 to -0.68) d) |
Quality of life (EQ-5D-VAS), Scale 0-100 (0 = worst, 100 = best imaginable health) | 74.1 (16.1) | 73.8 (15.9) | -0.36 points (-1.59 to 0.87) |
Physical activity (minutes/day) | 42.27 (32.20) | 52.14 (43.75) | 9.87 minutes (5.65 to 14.09) d) |
Adherence a) (1 = never, 2 = seldom, 3 = sometimes, 4 = most of the time, 5 = always) | Median = 4 (IQR = 2) | Median = 3 (IQR = 3) | -0.50 (pseudo-median) (-0.99 to -0.5) d) |
Patient’s Global Impression of Change Scale (PGICS) Score 0–10 (5 = no change, 1–4 = worse; 6–10 = better) | 5.97 (1.56) a) | 6.22 (1.56) | 0.25 (0.09 to 0.42) d) |
Self-efficacy for recommendations Scale 0–10 (0 = no confidence at all; 10 = highest confidence) | 7.52 (2.78) | NA | NA |
Self-efficacy for exercises Scale 0–10 (0 = no confidence at all; 10 = highest confidence) | 8.41 (2.53) | NA | NA |
Satisfaction a) | |||
Very satisfied | 45% a) | ||
Satisfied | 54% | ||
Unsatisfied | 1% | ||
Claims data (for cost-effectiveness estimation) | |||
Endpoint | Before home visit | One year after home visit | Change (95% CI) |
Predicted additional falls due to aging in year after home visit | 6 | (3, 8) | |
Total number of severe falls (medically treated) | 124 | 67 | -63 Relative rate reduction including additional falls -48.46% |
Number of participants with falls | 111 b) | 55 c) | -66 Relative Rate Reduction -49.55% |