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A structured education programme increased hip protector use and may reduce hip fractures in nursing homes.(Treatment)

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| October 01, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 British Medical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Meyer G, Warnke A, Bender R, et al. Effect on hip fractures of increased use of hip protectors in nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2003;326:76-80.

QUESTION: In elderly nursing home residents, does a structured education programme designed to increase use of hip protectors reduce the number of hip fractures more than usual care?

Design

Cluster randomised (allocation concealed), unblinded, controlled trial with 18 months of follow up.

Setting

42 nursing homes in Hamburg, Germany.

Patients

942 nursing home residents (in 49 nursing home clusters) who were [greater than or equal to] 70 years of…

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