FICSIT

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FICSIT

Fraility & Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques, pron 'fix-it' Geriatrics A series of randomized placebo-controlled trials that assessed various interventions, in ↓ falls and frailty in elderly Pts. See Geriatrics, Gerontology.

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Abbreviations: 1RM = one repetition maximum, ADL = activities of daily living, FICSIT = Frailty and Injuries Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques (study), OT = occupational therapist, PT = physical therapist, RCT = randomized controlled trial.

Update on falls prevention for community-dwelling older adults: review of single and multifactorial intervention programs

Rossiter-Fornoff JE, Wolf SL, Wolfson LI, Buchner DM (1995) A cross-sectional validation study of the FICSIT common data base static balance measures.

0]) Eyes open Eyes closed Rhomberg Feet apart [check] [check] Feet together [check] [check] FICSIT Semitandem Left [check] [check] Right [check] [check] Tandem Left [check] X Right [check] X Single leg stand Left X X Right X X CTSIB Feet apart [check] [check] Feet together [check] X DGI (out of 24) 20 10 MWT Velocity (m/min) 42.

Choosing outcome measures that reflect what is important to the patient: a case study of Clinical Pilates in a woman with multiple sclerosis

One of the first studies to examine the efficacy of a multifactorial intervention approach to reducing falls was conducted by Tinetti and colleagues as one of the multicenter FICSIT trials [33].

Abbreviations: FICSIT = Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies on Intervention Techniques, RCT = randomized controlled trial.

Preventing falls among older adults: no "one size suits all" intervention strategy

Compliance with hip protectors has also become the target of an ongoing FICSIT study in the United States [13].