Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older people living in mainland China: a narrative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls in community-dwelling older people have been recognised as a significant public health issue in China given the rapidly growing aged population. Although there are several reviews documenting falls prevention programs for community-dwelling older adults, no systematic reviews of the scope and quality of falls prevention interventions in Mainland China exist. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older people living in Mainland China.

Methods

We systematically reviewed literature from Chinese and English databases. All types of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies published from 1st January 1990 to 30th September 2019 were included. Observational studie

SUBMITTER: Ye P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456050 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature