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| Systematic review of definitions and methods of measuring falls in randomised controlled fall prevention trials | | Author(s) | Klaus Hauer, Sarah E Lamb, Ellen C Jorstad |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 35, no 1, January 2006 |
| Pages | pp 5-10 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Falls ; Preventative medicine ; Methodology ; Clinical surveys ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | A Cochrane review of fall prevention interventions was used to identify fall definitions in published trials. Secondary searches of various databases were used to identify additional methodological or theoretical papers. Two independent researchers undertook data extraction, with adjudication by a third reviewer in cases of disagreement. 90 publications met the predefined inclusion criteria. Of these, 44 provided no definition of the term fall. In the remainder, there were substantial variations in the definition and methods of measuring falls. Reporting periods ranged from 1 week to 4 years, with only 41% using prospective data collection methods. This systematic review thus draws attention to the large variation of parameters found, indicating a substantial lack of standardisation in the use and application of terminology and documentation methods concerning falls. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060313201 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LK2: 3D: 3G: 64A |
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