Effect of multifactorial intervention compared with usual care or usual care plus advice
| Outcome | Overall | |||
| Trials, n | Participants, n | Effect estimate (random effects) 95% CI | I2 (%) | |
| Rate of falls | 20 | 10 116 | RaR 0.79 (0.70 to 0.88) | 90 |
| Risk of sustaining one or more falls | 30 | 13 817 | RR 0.95 (0.90 to 1.00) | 56 |
| Risk of recurrent falls | 15 | 7277 | RR 0.88 (0.78 to 1.00) | 46 |
| Risk of fall-related fractures | 10 | 3160 | RR 0.73 (0.53 to 1.01) | 0 |
| Risk of a fall that required hospital admission | 14 | 5077 | RR 1.00 (0.92 to 1.08) | 0 |
| Risk of a fall that required medical attention | 9 | 3669 | RR 0.98 (0.84 to 1.14) | 1 |
| Health-related quality of life | 7 | 2000 | SMD 0.13 (–0.01 to 0.26) | 52 |
RR, risk ratio;RaR, rate ratio; SMD, standardised mean difference.