OsteoPorotic fracTure preventION System (OPTIONS)

OPTIONS (OsteoPorotic fracTure preventION System) Study: Effectiveness of a multi-modal intervention for transitions of care after lower limb fracture

Many older adults have a leg or hip fracture like you that is often due to weakening of the bones or osteoporosis. We want to hear how people are doing after being discharged from a skilled nursing facility. This will help us to find ways to improve the ability to do daily activities and quality of life in older people in the year after a hip or leg fracture. We want to see if two different care plans offered in the skilled nursing facility improve the ability to do daily activities and quality of life in older people in the year after a hip or leg fracture.

There are 32 skilled nursing facilities across the US and half the facilities (16) focused on fall prevention [STEADI group] and the other half (16) focused on strengthening bones [OPTIONS group]. The skilled nursing facilities were matched in pairs and each facility was randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to one of the two groups.

This study will provide useful knowledge for skilled nursing facilities providing rehabilitative care and community-based programs to help improve recovery after a hip or leg fracture.