Trial reportBMC geriatrics2014
An individually-tailored multifactorial intervention program for older fallers in a middle-income developing country: Malaysian Falls Assessment and Intervention Trial (MyFAIT).
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03394495 (Evaluation of an Individualized Exercise Programme Plus Behavioural Change Enhancement Strategies for Managing General Fatigue in Community-dwelling Frail Older People), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of an Individualized Exercise Programme Plus Behavioural Change Enhancement Strategies for Managing General Fatigue in Community-dwelling Frail Older People: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- What works in falls prevention in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC geriatrics · 2018Pooled it
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- Mild Joint Symptoms Are Associated with Lower Risk of Falls than Asymptomatic Individuals with Radiological Evidence of Osteoarthritis.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Comparison of Retrospective and Prospective Falls Reporting Among Community-Dwelling Older People: Findings From Two Cohort Studies.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Home Hazards With Fear of Falling: Findings From the Baseline Study of the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR).Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Effects of the falls and fractures clinic as an integrated multidisciplinary model of care in Australia: a pre-post study.BMJ open · 2019Observational
- A Comparative Analysis of the Fear of Falling Between Glaucoma and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients From a Developing Country.Translational vision science & technology · 2018Article
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- Evaluation of Two New Indices of Blood Pressure Variability Using Postural Change in Older Fallers.Medicine · 2016Article
- Postural blood pressure electrocardiographic changes are associated with falls in older people.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2016Article
- Optimizing Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Malaysia: The Current Global Initiatives, Gaps and Suggested Solutions.Global journal of health science · 2015Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn line with a rapidly ageing global population, the rise in the frequency of falls will lead to increased healthcare and social care costs. This study will be one of the few randomized controlled trials evaluating a multifaceted falls intervention in a low-middle income, culturally-diverse older Asian community. The primary objective of our paper is to evaluate whether individually tailored multifactorial interventions will successfully reduce the number of falls among older adults.
methodsThree hundred community-dwelling older Malaysian adults with a history of (i) two or more falls, or (ii) one injurious fall in the past 12 months will be recruited. Baseline assessment will include cardiovascular, frailty, fracture risk, psychological factors, gait and balance, activities of daily living and visual assessments. Fallers will be randomized into 2 groups: to receive tailored multifactorial interventions (intervention group); or given lifestyle advice with continued conventional care (control group). Multifactorial interventions will target 6 specific risk factors. All participants will be re-assessed after 12 months. The primary outcome measure will be fall recurrence, measured with monthly falls diaries. Secondary outcomes include falls risk factors; and psychological measures including fear of falling, and quality of life. DISCUSSION: Previous studies evaluating multifactorial interventions in falls have reported variable outcomes. Given likely cultural, personal, lifestyle and health service differences in Asian countries, it is vital that individually-tailored multifaceted interventions are evaluated in an Asian population to determine applicability of these interventions in our setting. If successful, these approaches have the potential for widespread application in geriatric healthcare services, will reduce the projected escalation of falls and fall-related injuries, and improve the quality of life of our older community.
trial registrationISRCTN11674947.
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