Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relative effectiveness of interventions to prevent falls in older adults to either a usual care group or control group.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analyses.

Data sources

Medline, HealthSTAR, Embase, the Cochrane Library, other health related databases, and the reference lists from review articles and systematic reviews.

Data extraction

Components of falls intervention: multifactorial falls risk assessment with management programme, exercise, environmental modifications, or education.

Results

40 trials were identified. A random effects analysis combining trials with risk ratio data showed a reduction in the risk of falling (risk ratio 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.82 to 0.95), whereas combining trials with incidence rate d

SUBMITTER: Chang JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC381224 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature