Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.

By L. Gillespie, M. Robertson, W. Gillespie, S. Lamb, S. Gates, Robert G Cumming, B. Rowe. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009

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• Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (2016, background): “While we did not find evidence of fall prevention effects of exercise as a single intervention in people recently discharged from hospital, there is evidence that home safety interventions can prevent falls in this groups.(7) It is not yet known how to prevent falls in stroke survivors.”
• 2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary (2010, background): “Home safety assessment was effective only for those with severe visual impairment and others at high risk for falls.(29) Removal of an individual’s first cataract reduced the frequency of falls,(29) but interventions to reduce falls did not reduce fractures.”
• Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths — United States, 2007 and 2013 (2017, background): “Certain prevention strategies have been identified for older adult falls, many of which have been demonstrated in randomized controlled trials to be effective (24).”
• UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (2017, background): “Multicomponent group and home-based exercise programmes, Tai Chi and home safety interventions have been shown to reduce the risk of falls in people living in the community [67] (Evidence level 1a).”
• Evidence on physical activity and falls prevention for people aged 65+ years: systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour (2020, methodology): “We are also grateful to the authors of Gillespie 2012 [6], particularly Lesley Gillespie and Clare Robertson, for the development of methods and procedures and assistance with the 2019 Cochrane Review.”
• Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendations. (2011, background): “Both home-based and group-based programs have been shown to prevent falls.(5,6) Group-based Tai Chi has been found to be effective for falls prevention in several trials.”
• Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis (2014, background): “Recommend regular weight-bearing and musclestrengthening exercise to reduce the risk of falls and fractures [39–42].”