Evaluation of an Intervention to Prevent Falls

Daniel A. Waxman ; Xiaoyu Nie ; Asa Wilks ; David A. Ganz

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Preventive Health Care;    The Elderly;    Geriatrics;    Medicare;    Health Care Program Evaluation;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1649
ISBN  :  9780833096623
RP-ID  :  RR-1649-ASPEC

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked the RAND Corporation to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention designed to prevent falls in the elderly, with a particular focus on fall-related injuries and on health care costs.