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A Return on Investment Tool for the Assessment of Falls Prevention Programmes for Older People Living in the Community

A Return on Investment Tool for the Assessment of Falls Prevention Programmes for Older People Living in the Community
Public Health England Public Health England, London. 2018


Project ID (Internal) 159
Project Status completed
Full Reference (text) Public Health England (2018) A return on investment tool for the assessment of falls prevention programmes for older people living in the community. Public Health England. [The report can be accessed here]
Full Reference (URL) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679856/A_return_on_investment_tool_for_falls_prevention_programmes.pdf
Summary / Abstract

This report presents results of a tool developed by York Health Economics Consortium to assess the potential return on investment (ROI) of falls prevention programmes targeted at older people living in the community. The tool pulls together evidence on the effectiveness and associated costs for four programmes where there was evidence of cost-effectiveness: Otago home exercise, Falls Management Exercise group programme, Tai Chi group exercise, and home assessment and modification. Based on an example analysis, all four interventions were found to be cost-effective, thus producing a positive societal ROI. One out of four interventions was also found to have a positive financial ROI (ie cost savings outweigh the cost of implementation). An accompanying Excel sheet allows for results to be tailored to the local situation based on the knowledge of the user. (Edited publisher abstract)

Publication Title A Return on Investment Tool for the Assessment of Falls Prevention Programmes for Older People Living in the Community
Author(s) Public Health England
Publication Details Public Health England, London.
Publication Year / End of Project 2018
Last Accessed 03/01/2019 12:00 am

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