Action seniors! - secondary falls prevention in community-dwelling senior fallers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are a 'geriatric giant' and are the third leading cause of chronic disability worldwide. About 30% of community-dwellers over the age of 65 experience one or more falls every year leading to significant risk for hospitalization, institutionalization, and even death. As the proportion of older adults increases, falls will place an increasing demand and cost on the health care system. Exercise can effectively and efficiently reduce falls. Specifically, the Otago Exercise Program has demonstrated benefit and cost-effectiveness for the primary prevention of falls in four randomized trials of community-dwelling seniors. Although evidence is mounting, few studies have evaluated exercise for secondary falls prevention (that is, preventing falls among those with a signific

SUBMITTER: Liu-Ambrose T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4407364 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature