Understanding the Impact of Critical Illness on Falls Risk - a 12 Month Observational Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnant
• •Insufficient English language skills to read and understand questionnaires and patient information consent form
• •Pre-existing documented cognitive impairment
• •Spinal cord injury or other primary neuromuscular disease or new brain injury
• •Patient unable to be followed up due to geographic location
• •New lower limb fracture on this admission
• •Liver failure with abdominal distension due to ascites requiring fortnightly drainage
• •Recent history of stroke or major surgery affecting lower limb e.g. Total knee or hip replacement in the past 12 weeks
• •Neurological disorders such as Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis
• •Poor premorbid function defined as \<10 metres ambulation +/- gait aid independently
• •Frequent falls history defined as 3 or more falls over 2 months
• •incarcerated or safety concerns for follow up
• •discharged to palliative hospice facility
• •not expected to survive to 3 months post hospital discharge
• •unable to provide informed consent before hospital discharge due to current cognitive state (e.g. delirium, psychosis)