Study procedure
| Time point | Outcomes measured | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline interview in hospital after surgery | Baseline demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL, fear of falls, cognition, patient self-rating of hip or knee function | Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L (includes patient self-rating of health using visual analogue scale), FES-I, SPMSQ, Oxford Hip or Knee score |
| First telephone follow-up (4/52 after hospital discharge) | Falls events, demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL, questions relating to knowledge about falls and falls prevention and motivation to engage in falls prevention strategies, inpatient satisfaction and recall of falls information provided prior to discharge | Falls diary, Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L, semistructured questionnaire, inpatient satisfaction score (1–10 Likert-type scale) |
| Month 2 telephone follow-up | Falls events, demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL, patient self-rating of hip or knee function | Falls diary, Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L, Oxford Hip or Knee score |
| 3–5 months—telephone follow-up | Falls events, demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL | Falls diary, Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L |
| 6-Month telephone follow-up | Falls events, demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL, fear of falls, patient self-rating of hip or knee function | Falls diary, Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L, FES-I, Oxford Hip or Knee score |
| 7–11 months telephone follow-up | Same as months 3–5 | Same as months 3–5 |
| 12 months—final telephone follow-up | Falls events, demographic information, ADL and IADL, HrQoL, fear of falls, patient self-rating of hip or knee function, questions relating to knowledge about falls and falls prevention and motivation to engage in falls prevention strategies | Falls diary, Katz Index, Lawton Scale, EQ-5D-5L, FES-I, Oxford Hip or Knee score, semistructured questionnaire |
ADL, activities of daily living; FES-I, Falls Efficacy Scale-International; HrQoL, health-related quality of life; IADL, independent activities of daily living; SPMSQ, Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.