Safehip^® Studien / Medien

Klinische Artikel

1) J.B. Lauritzen, M. M. Petersen, B. Lund.
Effect of external hip protectors on hip fractures. Lancet 1993,341:11-13

First scientific article to document protective effect of hip protectors among nursing homes residents in Denmark. Reduced hip fracture rate by more than 50% with SAFEHIP® in the ward randomized study. No change was found in the rate of non-hip fractures. A break through in the prevention of fractures.
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2) L Forsén, A J Søgaard, S Sandvig et al. Risk of hip fracture in protected and unprotected falls in nursing homes in Norway Injury Prevention 2004;10:16-20. doi: 10.1136

Open intervention study with hip protectors among nursing homes residents in Norway with reduction of hip fracture rate by one third. Focused on protected with SAFEHIP® versus unprotected falls. A significant difference was documented.
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3) A. Harada, M. Mizuno, M. Takemura et al. Hip Fracture Prevention Trial Using Hip Protectors in Japanese Nursing Homes Osteoporos Int (2001) 12:215-221

The randomized nursing homes study in Japan with SAFEHIP® documented and confirmed the high effectiveness of SAFEHIP® in the prevention of hip fractures. The preventive effect was even greater than the earlier studies.
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4) Gabriele Meyer, Andrea Warnke, R. Bender et al. Effect on Hip Fractures of Increased Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Homes BMJ 2003;326:76

Randomized study about introduction program of hip protectors in nursing homes. A systematic introduction program increased use of hip protectors from about 10% to 70% in the German study. The study also showed significant decrease in hip fracture rate by use of SAFEHIP®.
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5) Andrea Warnke, Gabriele Meyer, Ralf Bender et al. Predictors of Adherence to the Use of Hip Protectors in Nursing Home Residents. JAGS 52:340-345© 2004 by the American Geriatrics Society

Focuses on factors influencing the adherence of SAFEHIP® protectors among elderly people and is a guide to future behavioral studies improving adherence of hip protectors.
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6) Lisa Forsén, Christian Arstad, Sidsel Sandvig et al. Prevention of Hip Fracture by External Hip Protectors Scand J Public Health 2003; 31: 261-266© Taylor & Francis 2003. ISSN 0301-7311

Open intervention study among nursing homes residents in Oslo with reduction of hip fracture rate by one third. Gives a realistic insight into what can be achieved in community by introducing SAFEHIP® in nursing homes.
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7) Ian D. Cameron, Jennifer Venman, Susan E. Kurrle et al. Hip Protectors in aged-care facilities: a randomised trial of use by individual higher-risk residents Age and Ageing 2001; 30: 477-481© 2001, British Geriatrics Society

Single individual randomized hip protector study among elderly Australians. No overall intention to treat effect, but a significant effect among users of hip protectors. The rate of hip fractures was low and statistical power of the study poor.
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8) Lillemor Lundin-Olsson. Prediction and Prevention of Falls among Elderly People in Residential Care Umeå University, Medical Dissertations New Series No. 671-ISSN 0346-6612-ISBN 91-7191-852-3

A multi-targeted approach to prevent falls among frail elderly people. The intervention documented a reduction in fall rate by one sixth, but hip fracture rate fell to very low rate and was most likely due to the use of SAFEHIP® protectors, whereas non-hip fractures had higher rates. Multi-targeted interventions are difficult to interpret, but these data seem very promising.
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