1. Falls Clinic Outcome Minimum Data Set Keith Hill Kirsten Black NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2. Data collected to date Data for May and June, 2003 101 client records submitted Data submitted from 12 Clinics (ranging from 1-17 client records from each Clinic) 66% females Mean age 77.5, range 32-94 years 11% under 65 years and 27% over 85 years

3. Living arrangements and carer availability

4. Community Service Use % Food Services: 12 Home Care: 42 Personal Care: 7 Community Nurse: 7 Home Maintenance: 19 Day Centre: 4 Day Hospital: 2 Respite: 5 Personal Alarm: 17 Package: 5

5. Body Mass Index Healthy weight: –20-25kg/m 2 for those under 65 years –24-29kg/m 2 for those over 65 years 26% healthy weight 17% underweight 19% overweight 39% missing either BMI or age

6. Cognitive Impairment Cognitive impairment indicated as a risk factor for 25% of clients 17 clients had no formal cognition test performed Cognition tests indicated that 21% of clients had cognitive impairment 7 clients who had cognitive impairment as a risk factor also lived alone and had no carer

7. Referral source LMO: 61% Inpatient: 2% Outpatient: 4% Medical specialist: 4% Self/Family: 5% ACAS: 10% Other community: 9% Other: 2% (Physio, MS Society)

8. Reason for Referral Falls: 81 Gait Disorder: 19 Loss of Consciousness/Syncope: 1 Dizziness: 17 Other: 9 (included; dementia, fear of falling, foot abnormalities, mobility restriction, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s, unsteady)

9. Falls and injuries 75 clients fell; 60 fell more than once 54 clients had falls resulting in an injury 28 clients had >1 injurious fall 35 clients sought medical attention 11 clients sought medical attention >1 46 clients suffered bruises and grazes; 9 had a fracture, 7 had cuts but no stitches, 4 had cuts and stitches, others had sprains and one had confusion

10. Risk Factors (1)

11. Risk Factors (2)

12. Number of recommendations

13. Recommendations (1)

14. Recommendations (2)

15. Medications Mean number of medications 5.75 (SD=3.4) 4% clients - no medications missing data: 8% 13% clients taking 10 or more medications

16. Medications

17. Outcome Measures: % missing data

18. Outcome measures

19. Thanks for all your hard work. Well Done!