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| Randomised factorial trial of falls prevention among older people living in their own homes | | Author(s) | Lesley Day, Brian Fildes, Ian Gordon |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 325, no 7356, 20 July 2002 |
| Pages | pp 128-130 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Living in the community ; Clinical surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A weekly exercise programme focusing on balance, plus exercise at home, can help to prevent falls, as evidenced in this study of 1,090 Australians aged 70+ living at home and in good health. Three interventions (group based exercise, home hazard management, and vision improvement) were delivered to eight groups defined by the presence or absence of each intervention. An 18-month falls calendar ascertained the time to first fall. The number of people needed to be treated to prevent one fall a year ranged from 32 for home hazard management, to 7 for all three interventions combined. The study finds that home hazard management and vision screening and referral are not markedly effective in reducing falls when used alone, but do add value when combined with the exercise programme. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020822204 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: K4: 3G: 7YA |
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