Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial.

Lisa A HarkYujia WangPrakash GorroochurnPhyllis R SimonStefania C MaruriDesiree R HenriquezDaniel F DiamondJason D HorowitzLisa ParkQing WangJames D AuranJailine CarrionDavid S FriedmanJeffrey L LiebmannGeorge A CioffiNoga Harizman

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2024)

This study detected a significant amount of falls risk in an underserved population. The STEADI Falls Risk screening questions were easy for eye care providers to ask, were highly predictive of falls risk and may be adequate for referral to occupational health and/or physical therapy.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
public health
primary care
clinical trial
community dwelling
open label