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Quality Of Life Related To Fear Of Falling And Hip Fracture In Older Women: A Time Trade Off Study, Glenn P. Salkeld, Ian D. Cameron, Robert Cumming, S Easter, J Seymour, S E. Kurrle, S Quine
Quality Of Life Related To Fear Of Falling And Hip Fracture In Older Women: A Time Trade Off Study, Glenn P. Salkeld, Ian D. Cameron, Robert Cumming, S Easter, J Seymour, S E. Kurrle, S Quine
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OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the utility (preference for health) associated with hip fracture and fear of falling among older women.
DESIGN:
Quality of life survey with the time trade off technique. The technique derives an estimate of preference for health states by finding the point at which respondents show no preference between a longer but lower quality of life and a shorter time in full health.
SETTING:
A randomised trial of external hip protectors for older women at risk of hip fracture.
PARTICIPANTS:
194 women aged >/= 75 years enrolled in the randomised controlled trial or who were eligible for the …