SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Comparative Effectiveness of Published Interventions for Elderly Fall Prevention: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05807724 (Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of outdoor fitness equipment intervention on health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of dance interventions on reducing the risk of falls in older adults: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing falls and fall-related fractures in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association - Geriatrics.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Guideline
- Population Pharmacokinetic and Exposure-Response Analysis of the Cognitive Effects of TAK-071 in Participants With Parkinson Disease and Cognitive Impairment.Clinical pharmacology in drug development · 2025Trial
- Does combining two evidence-based exercise programs in elderly people with incontinence have a triple effect on incontinence symptoms, balance and functional status?International urology and nephrology · 2025Trial
- Partially supervised exercise programmes for fall prevention improve physical performance of older people at risk of falling: a three-armed multi-centre randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
- Comparison of a group-delivered and individually delivered lifestyle-integrated functional exercise (LiFE) program in older persons: a randomized noninferiority trial.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
- Epidemiological characteristics and hospital and inpatient burdens of trauma patients in Xuzhou from 2019 to 2023.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Balance and Dizziness Problems on Falls in Older Adults: The Longitudinal AGES-Reykjavik Study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Acceptability and feasibility of a comprehensive fall prevention model for independent older adults: A qualitative evaluation.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- Development of the Community-based complex Interventions to sustain Independence in Older People (CII-OP) typology: a qualitative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials.Age and ageing · 2024Article
- Tailored implementation of national recommendations on fall prevention among older adults in municipalities in Norway (FALLPREVENT trial): a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Trends of fall-related and other fatal injuries in older adults in Finland between 1998 and 2020.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between Cognitive Function and Sway of Body in Standing Posture: A Cross-Sectional Study.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of a fall prevention strategy for the older patients: A quasi-experimental study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fall-Related Factors with a Focus on Fall Prevention Self-Efficacy and Self-Cognition of Physical Performance among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Optimizing Post-Acute Care Patient Safety: A Scoping Review of Multifactorial Fall Prevention Interventions for Older Adults.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
- Balance Exercise Circuit for fall prevention in older adults: a randomized controlled crossover trial.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2022Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFalls are a major threat to older adults worldwide. Although various effective interventions have been developed, their comparative effectiveness remains unreported.
methodsA systematic review and network meta-analysis was conducted to determine the most effective interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults aged 60 and over. Combined odds ratio (OR) and 95% credible interval (95% CrI) were calculated.
resultsA total of 49 trials involving 27,740 participants and 9271 fallers were included. Compared to usual care, multifactorial interventions (MFI) demonstrated the greatest efficacy (OR: 0.64, 95% CrI: 0.53 to 0.77) followed by interventions combining education and exercise (EDU + EXC) (OR: 0.65, 95% CrI: 0.38 to 1.00) and interventions combining exercise and hazard assessment and modification (EXC + HAM) (OR: 0.66, 95% CrI: 0.40 to 1.04). The effect of medical care performed the worst (OR: 1.02, 95% CrI: 0.78 to 1.34). Model fit was good, inconsistency was low, and publication bias was considered absent. The overall quality of included trials was high. The pooled odds ratios and ranking probabilities remained relatively stable across all sensitivity analyses.
conclusionsMFI and exercise appear to be effective to reduce falls among older adults, and should be considered first as service delivery options. Further investigation is necessary to verify effectiveness and suitableness of the strategies to at-risk populations.
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