Multiple component interventions for preventing falls and fall-related injuries among older people: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited attention has been paid in the literature to multiple component fall prevention interventions that comprise two or more fixed combinations of fall prevention interventions that are not individually tailored following a risk assessment. The study objective was to determine the effect of multiple component interventions on fall rates, number of fallers and fall-related injuries among older people and to establish effect sizes of particular intervention combinations.

Methods

Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Cochrane, AMED, UK Clinical Research Network Study Portfolio, Current Controlled Trials register and Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials register were systematically searched to August 2013 for randomised controlled trials targeting those aged 60

SUBMITTER: Goodwin VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3928080 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature