Strategies | Grade of Recommendation (NHMRC) |
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● Educational meetings improve therapists’ knowledge and adherence to guidelines but have no effect on clinical practice, patient-related outcomes or cost effectiveness. | B |
● Local opinion leaders have no effect on professional or process outcomes | C |
● Patient mediated interventions are cost effective and increase patient referral to falls services but have no effect on patient outcomes (patient safety, self-reported falls, health-related quality of life and patient satisfaction). | C |
● Multi-faceted interventions improve therapists’ knowledge and adherence to guidelines but have no effect on clinical practice, patient-related outcomes or cost effectiveness. | A |