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Table 3 Referrals and recommendations resulting from the medical assessment for those participants who called their GP, and participant's self-reported compliance

From: Process factors explaining the ineffectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall prevention programme: A process evaluation

 

R/R* resulting from medical assessment

R/R* received from GP

Self-reported compliance

Referrals

   

Cardiologist

5

3

3

Osteoporosis examination

7

2

1

Orthopaedic shoemaker

11

9

6

Orthopaedic instrument maker

1

0

-

Physiotherapist

2

1

0

Other referrals

2

0

-

Total referrals

28

15

10

Recommendations

   

Adjust medication

3

3

3

Adjust footwear

3

2

1

Further examination

3

0

-

Vitamin B supplementation

1

1

1

Other recommendations

4

3

3

Total recommendations

14

9

8

Total referrals and recommendations from medical assessment

42

24

18 (75%)

  1. * R/R = referral/recommendation