Tailored education (staff, patient/family and multicomponent) probably reduces the rate of falls and risk of falling. Service model changes (where there is a change in the way a hospital delivers care ...

Community screening and therapeutic prevention strategies may reduce the incidence of falls in older people. The effects of these measures on the incidence of fractures, the use of health resources, ...

July 19, 2010 — A fall-prevention program is not shown to be effective in reducing falls among high-risk, cognitively intact older persons, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial ...

The multifactorial intervention was delivered by nurses who had completed a 26-module online course supplemented with a face-to-face session, as well as training in motivational interviewing and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The USPSTF recommended multifactorial interventions alongside exercise for fall prevention. Fall risk factors ...

In two community-based studies, trial-proven interventions failed to prevent falls. Falls are a serious health threat to older adults, and fall-prevention strategies work well. Published trial results ...

Exercise interventions recommended for reducing risk for falls, while multifactorial interventions offer small net benefit. HealthDay News — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends ...

Boston, MA -- Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older Americans and lead to 3 million emergency department visits every year. About one out of every three adults age 65 years ...

Falls can be dangerous for anyone, especially the vulnerable elderly, who are often part of community-based organizations. These organizations want to prevent falling, and to do so, they need evidence ...

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...