286
Views
13
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review

Community-based health efforts for the prevention of falls in the elderly

, &
Pages 19-25 | Published online: 20 Dec 2010

References

  • GanzDABaoYShekellePGRubensteinLZWill my patient fall?JAMA20072971778617200478
  • KumarSVendhanGAwasthiSTiwariMSharmaVPRelationship between fear of falling, balance impairment and functional mobility in community dwelling elderlyIndian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation20081924852
  • StevensJACorsoPSFinkelsteinEAMillerTRThe costs of fatal and non-fatal falls among older adultsInj Prev200612529029517018668
  • ScuffhamPChaplinSLegoodRIncidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United KingdomJ Epidemiol Community Health200357974074412933783
  • HendrieDHallSELeggeMArenaGInjury in Western Australia: The Health System Cost of Falls in Older Adults in Western AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaWestern Australian Government2003
  • CotterPETimmonsSO’ConnorMTwomeyCO’MahonyDThe financial implications of falls in older people for an acute hospitalIr J Med Sci20061752111316872021
  • DavisJCRobertsonMCAsheMCLiu-AmbroseTKhanKMMarraCAInternational comparison of cost of falls in older adults living in the community: a systematic reviewOsteoporos Int20102181295130620195846
  • KannusPSievänenHPalvanenMJärvinenTParkkariJPrevention of falls and consequent injuries in elderly peopleLancet200536695001885189316310556
  • StalenhoefPADiederiksJPKnottnerusJAKesterADCrebolderHFA risk model for the prediction of recurrent falls in community-dwelling elderly: a prospective cohort studyJ Clin Epidemiol200255111088109412507672
  • DelbaereKCloseJCHeimJA multifactorial approach to understanding fall risk in older peopleJ Am Geriatr Soc20105891679168520863327
  • LeipzigRMCummingRGTinettiMEDrugs and falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis: I. Psychotropic drugsJ Am Geriatr Soc199947130399920227
  • MuirSWBergKChesworthBKlarNSpeechleyMQuantifying the magnitude of risk for balance impairment on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisJ Clin Epidemiol201063438940619744824
  • AllanderEGullbergBJohnellOKanisJARanstamJElfforsLCircumstances around the fall in a multinational hip fracture risk study: a diverse pattern for prevention. MEDOS Study Group. Mediterranean Osteoporosis StudyAccid Anal Prev19983056076169678214
  • TrompAMPluijmSMSmitJHDeegDJBouterLMLipsPFall-risk screening test: a prospective study on predictors for falls in community-dwelling elderlyJ Clin Epidemiol200154883784411470394
  • LajoieYGallagherSPPredicting falls within the elderly community: comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the Berg balance scale and the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallersArch Gerontol Geriatr2004381112614599700
  • FiliatraultJGauvinLFournierMEvidence of the psychometric qualities of a simplified version of the activities-specific balance confidence scale for community-dwelling seniorsArch Phys Med Rehabil200788566467217466738
  • PerellKLNelsonAGoldmanRLLutherSLPrieto-LewisNRubensteinLZFall risk assessment measures: an analytic reviewJ Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci20015612M761M76611723150
  • ScottVVotovaKScanlanACloseJMultifactorial and functional mobility assessment tools for fall risk among older adults in community, home-support, long term and acute care settingsAge Ageing200736213013917293604
  • KorpelainenRKeinänen-KiukaanniemiSNieminenPHeikkinenJVäänänenKKorpelainenJLong-term outcomes of exercise: follow-up of a randomized trial in older women with osteopeniaArch Intern Med2010170171548155620876406
  • SkeltonDDinanSCampbellMRutherfordOTailored group exercise (Falls Management Exercise – FaME) reduces falls in community-dwelling older frequent fallers (an RCT)Age Ageing200534663663916267192
  • TinettiMEBakerDIMcAvayGA multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the communityN Engl J Med1994331138218278078528
  • RobertsonMCCampbellAJGardnerMMDevlinNPreventing injuries in older people by preventing falls: a meta-analysis of individual-level dataJ Am Geriatr Soc200250590591112028179
  • ProvinceMAHadleyECHornbrookMCThe effects of exercise on falls in elderly patients: a preplanned meta-analysis of the FICSIT trials. Frailty and injuries: cooperative studies of intervention techniquesJAMA199527317134113477715058
  • GillespieLDRobertsonMCGillespieWJInterventions for preventing falls in older people living in the communityCochrane Database Syst Rev.20092CD00714619370674
  • SherringtonCWhitneyJCLordSRHerbertRDCummingRGCloseJCEffective exercise for the prevention of falls: a systematic review and meta-analysisJ Am Geriatr Soc200856122234224319093923
  • LuukinenHLehtolaSJokelainenJVäänänen-SainioRLotvonenSKoistinenPPragmatic exercise-oriented prevention of falls among the elderly: a population-based, randomized, controlled trialPrev Med200744326527117174387
  • RobertsonMCDevlinNGardnerMMCampbellAJEffectiveness and economic evaluation of a nurse delivered home exercise programme to prevent falls 1: Randomised controlled trialBMJ2001322728869770111264206
  • SalminenMVahlbergTSihvonenSEffects of risk-based multifactorial fall prevention on postural balance in the community-dwelling aged: a randomized controlled trialArch Gerontol Geriatr2009481222717950944
  • SalminenMVahlbergTKiveläSLThe long-term effect of a multi-factorial fall prevention programme on the incidence of falls requiring medical treatmentPublic Health20091231280981319958918
  • CornillonEBlanchonMARamboatsisetrainaPEffectiveness of falls prevention strategies for elderly subjects who live in the community with performance assessment of physical activities (before–after)Ann Readapt Med Phys200245949350412495822
  • SzePCCheungWHLamPSLoHSDLeungKSChanTThe efficacy of a multidisciplinary falls prevention clinic with an extended step-down community programArch Phys Med Rehabil20088971329133418586135
  • BjerreBSchelpLThe community safety approach in Falun, Sweden – is it possible to characterise the most effective prevention endeavours and how long-lasting are the results?Accid Anal Prev200032346147010776865
  • LoggheIHZeeuwePEVerhagenAPLack of effect of Tai Chi Chuan in preventing falls in elderly people living at home: a randomized clinical trialJ Am Geriatr Soc2009571707519054193
  • LoggheIHVerhagenAPRademakerACExplaining the ineffectiveness of a Tai Chi fall prevention training for community-living older people: a process evaluation alongside a randomized clinical trial (RCT)Arch Gerontol Geriatr.201066 [Epub ahead of print].10.1016/j.archger.2010.05.013
  • LiFHarmerPFisherKJTai Chi and fall reductions in older adults: a randomized controlled trialJ Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci200560218719415814861
  • LoggheIHVerhagenAPRademakerACThe effects of Tai Chi on fall prevention, fear of falling and balance in older people: a meta-analysisPrev Med2010513–422222720558197
  • GoodwinVMartinFCHuskJLoweDGrantRPotterJThe national clinical audit of falls and bone health – secondary prevention of falls and fractures: a physiotherapy perspectivePhysiotherapy2010961384320113761
  • SturnieksDLFinchCFCloseJCTiedemannALordSRPascoeDAExercise for falls prevention in older people: assessing the knowledge of exercise science studentsJ Sci Med Sport2010131596419230765
  • LeclercBSBéginCCadieuxERelationship between home hazards and falling among community-dwelling seniors using home-care servicesRev Epidemiol Sante Publique201058131120097025
  • RubensteinLZFalls in older people: epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for preventionAge Ageing200635Suppl 2ii37ii4116926202
  • KarinkantaSPiirtolaMSievänenHUusi-RasiKKannusPPhysical therapy approaches to reduce fall and fracture risk among older adultsNat Rev Endocrinol20106739640720517287
  • LyonsRAJohnABrophySModification of the home environment for the reduction of injuriesCochrane Database Syst Rev.20064CD00360017054179
  • SalkeldGCummingRGO’NeillEThomasMSzonyiGWestburyCThe cost effectiveness of a home hazard reduction program to reduce falls among older personsAust N Z J Public Health200024326527110937402
  • FrickKDKungJYParrishJMNarrettMJEvaluating the cost-effectiveness of fall prevention programs that reduce fall-related hip fractures in older adultsJ Am Geriatr Soc201058113614120122044
  • Hassani MehrabanAMackenzieLABylesJEA self-report home environment screening tool identified older women at risk of fallsJ Clin Epidemiol2010614 [Epub ahead of print].
  • HonkanenLAMushlinAILachsMSchackmanBRCan hip protector use cost-effectively prevent fractures in community-dwelling geriatric populations?J Am Geriatr Soc200654111658166517087691
  • GillespieWJGillespieLDParkerMJHip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older peopleCochrane Database Syst Rev.201010CD00125520927724
  • DukasLBischoffHALindpaintnerLSAlfacalcidol reduces the number of fallers in a community-dwelling elderly population with a minimum calcium intake of more than 500 mg dailyJ Am Geriatr Soc200452223023614728632
  • CampbellAJRobertsonMCGardnerMMNortonRNBuchnerDMPsychotropic medication withdrawal and a home-based exercise program to prevent falls: a randomized, controlled trialJ Am Geriatr Soc199947785085310404930
  • HartikainenSLonnroosELouhivuoriKMedication as a risk factor for falls: critical systematic reviewJ Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci200762101172118117921433
  • WoolcottJCRichardsonKJWiensMOMeta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly personsArch Intern Med2009169211952196019933955
  • LeipzigRMCummingRGTinettiMEDrugs and falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis: II. Cardiac and analgesic drugsJ Am Geriatr Soc199947140509920228
  • PitSWBylesJEHenryDAHoltLHansenVBowmanDAA quality use of medicines program for general practitioners and older people: a cluster randomised controlled trialMed J Aust20071871233017605699
  • HarwoodRHFossAJOsbornFGregsonRMZamanAMasudTFalls and health status in elderly women following first eye cataract surgery: a randomised controlled trialBr J Ophthalmol2005891535915615747
  • KennyRARichardsonDASteenNBextonRSShawFEBondJCarotid sinus syndrome: a modifiable risk factor for nonaccidental falls in older adults (SAFE PACE)J Am Coll Cardiol20013851491149611691528
  • LipsPBouillonRvan SchoorNMReducing fracture risk with calcium and vitamin DClin Endocrinol (Oxf)201073327728520796001
  • McClungMRGeusensPMillerPDEffect of risedronate on the risk of hip fracture in elderly women. Hip Intervention Program Study GroupN Engl J Med2001344533334011172164
  • LarssonTJHägvideMLSvanborgMBorellLFalls prevention through community intervention – a Swedish exampleSaf Sci2010482204208
  • RuckerDRoweBHJohnsonJAEducational intervention to reduce falls and fear of falling in patients after fragility fracture: results of a controlled pilot studyPrev Med200642431631916488469
  • DeeryHADayLMFildesBNAn impact evaluation of a falls prevention program among older peopleAccid Anal Prev200032342743310776861
  • YardleyLKirbySBen-ShlomoYGilbertRWhiteheadSToddCHow likely are older people to take up different falls prevention activities?Prev Med200847555455818817810
  • LarsenERMosekildeLFoldspangADeterminants of acceptance of a community-based program for the prevention of falls and fractures among the elderlyPrev Med.2001332 Pt 111511911493044
  • JacksonRFantomJA pilot scheme for an integrated falls prevention serviceJ Orthop Nurs200264204210
  • HanleyAAliMTMurphyJEarly experience of a fall and fracture prevention clinic at Mayo General HospitalIr J Med Sci2010179227727819847591
  • SleetDAMoffettDBStevensJCDC’s research portfolio in older adult fall prevention: a review of progress, 1985–2005 and future research directionsJ Safety Res200839325926718571566
  • BeardJRowellDScottDEconomic analysis of a community-based falls prevention programPublic Health2006120874275116824563
  • DavisJCRobertsonMCAsheMCLiu-AmbroseTKhanKMMarraCADoes a home-based strength and balance programme in people aged ≥80 years provide the best value for money to prevent falls? A systematic review of economic evaluations of falls prevention interventionsBr J Sports Med2010442808920154094
  • MollerJCurrent costing models: are they suitable for allocating health resources? The example of fall injury prevention in AustraliaAccid Anal Prev2005371253315607272
  • SalminenMJVahlbergTJSalonojaMTAarnioPTKiveläSLEffect of a risk-based multifactorial fall prevention program on the incidence of fallsJ Am Geriatr Soc200957461261919392952
  • CloseJEllisMHooperRGlucksmanEJacksonSSwiftCPrevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET): a randomised controlled trialLancet19993539147939710023893
  • MooreMWilliamsBRagsdaleSTranslating a multifactorial fall prevention intervention into practice: a controlled evaluation of a fall prevention clinicJ Am Geriatr Soc201058235736320370859
  • SzePCCheungWHLamPSLoHSLeungKSChanTThe efficacy of a multidisciplinary falls prevention clinic with an extended step-down community programArch Phys Med Rehabil20088971329133418586135
  • ChangJTMortonSCRubensteinLZInterventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trialsBMJ2004328744168015031239
  • ClemsonLCummingRGKendigHSwannMHeardRTaylorKThe effectiveness of a community-based program for reducing the incidence of falls in the elderly: a randomized trialJ Am Geriatr Soc20045291487149415341550
  • CampbellAJRobertsonMCRethinking individual and community fall prevention strategies: a meta-regression comparing single and multifactorial interventionsAge Ageing200736665666218056731
  • LambSEJørstad-SteinECHauerKBeckerCPrevention of falls network Europe and outcomes consensus groupDevelopment of a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials: the prevention of falls network Europe consensusJ Am Geriatr Soc20055391618162216137297
  • McClureRTurnerCPeelNSpinksAEakinEHughesKPopulation-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older peopleCochrane Database Syst Rev.20051CD00444115674948