Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly - a TECHnology Enhanced Intervention (SAFE-TECH) study: randomized controlled trial protocol for a community-based, multi-component fall prevention program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls and fall-related injuries among older adults in Singapore are a serious health problem that require early intervention. In previous research, exercise interventions have been effective in improving functional outcomes and reducing falls for a broad group of older adults. However, results from multi-domain, multi-component falls prevention programs for high fall risk older adults in the community remain equivocal. One reason for these results is that there is significant heterogeneity in falls risk factors amongst high falls risk older adults which makes tailoring multicomponent interventions complex. The objective of the trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced version of the predecessor program, SAFE. The Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly-a TECHnolo

SUBMITTER: Lai WX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656786 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature