Falls and injuries
fracture, fractures
A total of 1,380 falls were registered during the 24 months. Of these, 1,281 (92.8%) were reported through SMS, the rest being recorded from study diaries. The mean follow-up (SD) for the falls was 23.8 months. In total, 15 women did not respond to any fall inquiry and were excluded from the primary analyses. The proportion of phone interviewed falls was somewhat lower in the control group (89.6%) vs. the intervention group (96.6%). Total follow-up time was 1,716.4 person-years, during which 546 women had at least one fall (range 0–28) with a crude incidence of 804.0 falls per 1,000 person-years and a prevalence of 59.7% (Characteristics and distribution of all falls (
Overall, the proportion of fallers (at least one fall) was similar in control (60.8%) and intervention groups (58.6%) during the follow-up. However, a 14.2% fall rate reduction (The characteristics of fall injuries (
Nearly half (47.5%) of the interviewed falls occurred on the street, floor or similar even surfaces, with 17.7% (Altogether 77 fractures caused by falls were observed in 66 women. The fractures caused by a vehicle (Cumulative probability of any fracture during the follow-up in the control (Yellow) and intervention (Blue) groups (Kaplan–Meier curves, log-rank).