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SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2022

Global prevalence of falls in the older adults: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Melika Ahmadipanah, Shamarina Shohaimi, Masoud Mohammadi

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 228 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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228citing papers in PubMed, 19 pooled it
141.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06345118 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Evaluate the Results of Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Geriatric HospitalRan2024 to 2025Enrolled80ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fall, Elderly PatientArmsOtago exercise program
NCT06687031 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Cross Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of Urdu Version of Fall Risk Questionnaire

TypeobservationalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled120ConditionsOlder People
NCT07378566 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Digitally Supported Intervention to Master Complex Fall Risk Situations in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis - a Multicenter Study (STAR)

TypeinterventionalSponsorRegion Örebro CountyRan2026 to 2028Enrolled80ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, FallArmsIndividual strategies
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

228 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 384 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. A Meta-Analysis of Fall Risk in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024
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  18. Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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168 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nader SalariDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Niloofar DarvishiStudent Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Melika AhmadipanahStudent Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shamarina ShohaimiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Masoud MohammadiCellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran. Masoud.mohammadi1989@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-8300
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IRGerash University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MY

Funding

Deputy for Research and Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 3010987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith increasing life expectancy, declining mortality, and birth rates, the world's geriatric population is increasing. Falls in the older people are one of the most common and serious problems. Injuries from falls can be fatal or non-fatal and physical or psychological, leading to a reduction in the ability to perform activities of daily living. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of falls in the older people through systematic review and meta-analysis.

methodsIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, the data from studies on the prevalence of falls in the older people in the world were extracted in the databases of Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), PubMed and Science Direct, and Google Scholar, Magiran and Scientific Information Database (SID) without any time limit until August 2020. To analyze the eligible studies, the stochastic effects model was used, and the heterogeneity of the studies with the I

resultsIn the review of 104 studies with a total sample size of 36,740,590, the prevalence of falls in the older people of the world was 26.5% (95% CI 23.4-29.8%). The highest rate of prevalence of falls in the older people was related to Oceania with 34.4% (95% CI 29.2-40%) and America with 27.9% (95% CI 22.4-34.2%). The results of meta-regression indicated a decreasing trend in the prevalence of falls in the older people of the world by increasing the sample size and increasing the research year (P < 0.05).

conclusionThe problem of falls, as a common problem with harmful consequences, needs to be seriously considered by policymakers and health care providers to make appropriate plans for preventive interventions to reduce the rate of falls in the older people.

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedDatabases, FactualHumansPrevalenceAccidentFallMeta-analysisPrevalenceSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID35765037
PMCPMC9238111
OpenAlexW4283657188

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Registered trials

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