Abstract
The objectives of this presentation are to describe 1) the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Diseases & Injuries) initiative, 2) how STEADI has been incorporated into various settings for use by different types of providers, and 3) considerations for evaluating STEADI and similar fall prevention strategies. Different settings where STEADI components have been incorporated include outpatient clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, physical therapy practices, and home safety programs. Different provider types include physicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, and community health practitioners. Issues in evaluating STEADI are relevant for evaluating any older adult falls intervention. These issues include determining an appropriate comparison group, determining patient fidelity to clinically recommended fall prevention strategies, determining appropriate evaluation outcomes, and how to measure these outcomes. Issues for determining cost effectiveness include which perspective to use for determining costs and benefits (e.g., health system, societal), and how to measure implementation time, and estimate costs.