Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive impairment (CI) increases an individual's risk of falls due to the role cognition plays in gait control. Older adults with dementia fall 2-3 times more than cognitively healthy older adults and 60-80% of people with dementia fall annually. Practitioners require evidence-based fall prevention best practices to reduce the risk of falls in cognitively impaired adults living in the community.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify the effectiveness of primary and secondary fall prevention interventions in reducing falls and fear of falling, and improving gait, balance, and functional mobility. We searched 7 databases for fall prevention interventions involving community-dwelling adults ≥50 years with mild to moderate CI. Revie

SUBMITTER: Racey M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature