Translating Falls Prevention Knowledge to Community-Dwelling Older PLWD: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review.

The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

STUDY QUESTION Are fall prevention exercise interventions for older people living in the community effective in preventing different types of fall related injuries? SUMMARY ANSWER Exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults seem also to prevent injuries caused by falls, including the most severe injuries. Such programmes also reduce the rate of falls leading to medical care.

Older people's participation in and engagement with falls prevention interventions in community settings: an augment to the Cochrane systematic review.

BACKGROUND Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of fall prevention conducted in community settings have recently been systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVE To augment this review by analysing older people's participation in the trials and engagement with the interventions. DESIGN Review of the 99 single and multifactorial RCTs included in the Cochrane systematic review of falls prevention inter...

Urinary incontinence is associated with an increase in falls: a systematic review.

QUESTION Is urinary incontinence associated with falls in community-dwelling older people? DESIGN A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies investigating falls and urinary incontinence. PARTICIPANTS Community-dwelling older people. OUTCOME MEASURES Falls rather than fracture or injury, and any type of urinary incontinence. RESULTS Odds ratios of nine studies were in...

Systematic Review of the Effect of Home Modification and Fall Prevention Programs on Falls and the Performance of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Exercise for fall risk reduction in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review.

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of exercise on falls and fall risk reduction in community-dwelling older adults and to present an updated synthesis of outcome measures for the assessment of fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. METHOD A systematic review was performed, considering English-language articles published from 2000 to 2006 and accessible through MEDLINE, CINAHL, PEDro, EM...