Ref. | Prospective | Retrospective | Medical record | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Method | Recording | Reporting |  |  |
Fracture definition | |||||
[40] | Calendar | daily | not specified | - | Radiological |
[44] | Calendar | weekly | not specified | Postal Questionnaire | - |
[41] | Diary | after fall | every three weeks | - | Hospital, Other4 |
[45] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[42] | Diary | daily | Every two month | Phone3 | Radiological |
[43] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | Radiological |
AIS definition | |||||
[46] | not specified | daily | after fall | - | Hospital |
[47] | - | - | - | - | Hospital |
[48] | Diary | daily | monthly | Phone3 | - |
FICSIT definition | |||||
[56] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[57] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone3 | Hospital, Other4 |
[58] | - | - | - | - | Hospital, Radiological, Other4 |
[59] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
Campbell et al. Definition | |||||
[36] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | Hospital |
[60] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | Hospital |
[38] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone2 | Other4 |
[37] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[61] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone2 | Hospital, Other4 |
[39] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
Health care use definition | |||||
[71] | - | - | - | - | Hospital, Other |
[70] | Diary | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[72] | Calendar | weekly | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[73] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone3 | - |
[74] | - | - | - | Phone3 | - |
[75] | Diary | daily | After 3,6 and twelve month | Phone3 | - |
[76] | Diary | daily | monthly | Phone3 | Hospital |
Other definitions | |||||
[50] | - | - | - | Phone1, Postal Questionnaire | - |
[49] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[51] | Postcard | weekly | monthly | Phone1 | - |
[52] | - | - | - | - | Hospital, Radiological, Other4 |
[53] | Diary | daily | monthly | - | - |
[54] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone1,2 | - |
[55] | Calendar | daily | monthly | Phone3 | - |
[62] | Diary | daily | monthly | Phone2,3 | - |
[63] | Calendar | daily | monthly | - | Radiological |
[64] | Calendar, Postcard | daily | every three month, after fall | Phone2, 3 | - |
[65] | - | - | - | Phone3 | Hospital, Other4 |
[66] | Calendar | daily | every three month | - | Hospital, Other4 |
[67] | Diary | daily | every two weeks | Phone1 | - |
[68] | Calendar | daily | monthly | - | - |
[69] | Postcard | - | monthly | Phone1 | - |
Method applied in n (%5)of studies: | Calendar: n = 22 (54%) Postcard: n = 3 (7%) Diary: n = 9 (22%) not specified: n = 1 (2%) not applied (-): n = 7 (17%) | daily: n = 29 (71%) weekly: n = 3 (7%) after fall: n = 1 (2%) not applied (-): n = 8 (20%) | weekly: n = 2 (5%) monthly: n = 29 (71%) after fall: n = 2 (5%) not specified: n = 2 (5%) not applied (-): n = 7 (17%) | Phone: n = 29 (71%) Postal Questionnaire: n = 2 (5%) not applied(-): n = 11 (27%) | Radiological: n = 6 (15%) Hospital: n = 13 (32%) Other: n = 9 (22%) not applied (-): n = 23(56%) |