Leigh Ann Perry|Denise Kendrick|Rosie Morris|Susie Dinan|Tahir Masud|Dawn A. Skelton|Steve Iliffe
Completion and Return of Fall Diaries Varies With Participants' Level of Education, First Language, and Baseline Fall Risk
Washington University Medical Center|George Washington University|University of Nottingham|University College London|University College London|Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust|Glasgow Caledonian University|University College London
consensus guidelines recommend use prospective fall diaries studies fall rates sought determine characteristics associated return successful completion falls diary whether characteristics gender education level native language income falls risk influenced selfreported fall ratestwo hundred seventy people aged 65 years older participating randomized controlled trial evaluating two exercise programmes fall diaries collected 6 months evaluated correct completion falls reportedan increasing risk falls associated reducing odds returning diaries odds ratio one unit increase falls risk assessment tool score 071 95 confidence interval 053096 native english speakers likely complete half diaries correctly odds ratio 263 95 confidence interval 120575problems arise correct completion falls diaries among english first language diaries may underreport rate falls higher risk less likely return diaries likely report falls careful consideration given analysis falls diaries missing data unlikely missing completely random recommend additional training use falls diaries groups utilization simpler instruments