Table 3.
Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) and 95% Confidence Interval | ||
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12 months | 24 months | |
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Intervention group | 1.27 (0.93–1.73) | 1.18 (0.93–1.49) |
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Age (per additional decade) | 1.27 (1.00–1.62) | 1.41 (1.17–1.70) |
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Female | 1.20 (0.88–1.64) | 1.16 (0.92–1.47) |
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Claims-based Elixhauser comorbidity score (per additional comorbidity) | 1.09 (1.04–1.15) | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) |
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Claim for fall-related injury in pre-intervention period | 1.44 (1.05–1.97) | 1.38 (1.08–1.77) |
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Responses to screening questions | ||
≥2 falls in the past year | 1.59 (1.20–2.11) | 1.61 (1.30–2.00) |
Fall with injury since last visit to MD | 1.84 (1.37–2.46) | 1.42 (1.12–1.79) |
Fear of falling due to balance or walking problems | 0.98 (0.70–1.37) | 1.09 (0.82–1.43) |
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Site** | ||
Site B | 0.88 (0.59–1.33) | 0.97 (0.72–1.32) |
Site C | 0.69 (0.43–1.10) | 0.61 (0.42–0.89) |
Site D | 0.66 (0.44–0.99) | 0.62 (0.45–0.84) |
Time zero represents the start date of the intervention at each site.
Also adjusted with dichotomous variable for presence of missing claims data in the pre-intervention period.
Site A is reference group