Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of STEADI Older Adult Fall Prevention in Primary Care Settings
Abstract
Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) is an intervention to prevent falls among older adults developed by the Centers for Disease Control \& Prevention (CDC). Studies piloting the intervention have shown promising results; however, more evidence is needed to show that the intervention can be implemented cost-effectively on a larger scale in a real-world integrated health system. To this end, NORC partnered with Emory University School of Medicine to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the STEADI intervention.
This study aims to answer the following research questions to fill remaining knowledge gaps about STEADI:
1. Does STEADI significantly reduce falls among the target population compared to the standard of care?
2. Does partial implementation of some selected STEADI modules, also significantly reduce falls among the target population as compared to the standard of care?
3. Does the net present value of falls and resulting injuries averted by STEADI implementation exceed the net present value of the costs of STEADI implementation and the incremental costs that result from it?
Using a mixture of qualitative interview and quantitative performance measures, the study evaluates and describes this case of STEADI implementation within selected primary care clinics of Emory Healthcare. NORC partnered with Emory University School of Medicine to implement different aspects of STEADI in a real-world primary care setting, document experiences…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 780 participants or records.
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