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Protocol for the home hazards removal program (HARP) study: a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial and implementation study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Geriatrics, April 2017
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Title
Protocol for the home hazards removal program (HARP) study: a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial and implementation study
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BMC Geriatrics, April 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12877-017-0478-4
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Susan Stark, Emily Somerville, Marian Keglovits, Jane Conte, Melody Li, Yi-Ling Hu, Yan Yan

Abstract

Falls remain the leading cause of injury, long-term disability, premature institutionalization, and injury-related mortality in the older adult population. Home modifications, when delivered by occupational therapists, can reduce falls among high-risk community-dwelling older adults by 39%. However, home-modification implementation is not standard practice in the United States. The goal of the Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) study is to implement an evidence-based home modification intervention for older adults designed to reduce the incidence of falls through an aging services network. We will conduct a hybrid effectiveness/implementation trial of 300 older adults at risk for a fall who are randomized and followed for 12 months. Participants who are randomized to treatment will receive the home modification intervention provided by an occupational therapist in addition to usual care, defined as continued services from the area agency on aging. We will compare the effectiveness of the program and usual care using survival analysis with the time to the first fall over 12 months as the primary outcome of interest. Secondary outcomes include daily activity performance, fall self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life. Fidelity, dose, adherence, safety, cost, and health care utilization will also be examined in the implementation component of this study. This intervention targets an underserved, difficult to reach population of older adults. The tailored approach of the study intervention is a strength in improving adherence, as each recommendation is individualized to be acceptable to the participant. The effectiveness/implementation design of the study allows for rapid dissemination of results and implementation of the intervention in a United States social services agency. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02392013 . Retrospectively registered on March 5, 2015.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 220 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 30 14%
Student > Master 29 13%
Researcher 18 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 5%
Other 40 18%
Unknown 80 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 46 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 25 11%
Social Sciences 8 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 3%
Sports and Recreations 7 3%
Other 31 14%
Unknown 96 44%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 May 2017.
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#5,533,067
of 22,965,074 outputs
Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#1,272
of 3,216 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#87,402
of 310,204 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#15
of 38 outputs
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