Background Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall
each year. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009. Objectives To …

Background Approximately 30 per cent of people over 65 years of age and living in the
community fall each year; the number is higher in institutions. Although less than one fall in …

Our objective was to determine international estimates of the economic burden of falls in
older people living in the community. Our systematic review emphasized the need for a …

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a home exercise programme of strength and
balance retraining exercises in reducing falls and injuries in elderly women. Design …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of psychotropic medication withdrawal and a home‐
based exercise program in reducing falls in older people. DESIGN: A randomized controlled …

OBJECTIVES: Our falls prevention research group has conducted four controlled trials of a
home exercise program to prevent falls in older people. The objectives of this meta‐analysis …

BACKGROUND: after 1 year, a home-based programme of strength and balance retraining
exercises was effective in reducing falls and injuries in women aged 80 years and older. The …

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of a trained district nurse individually prescribing a
home based exercise programme to reduce falls and injuries in elderly people and to …

Objective—To assess the effectiveness of exercise programmes in preventing falls (and/or
lowering the risk of falls and fall related injuries) in older people. Design—A review of …

Objectives To assess the efficacy and cost effectiveness of a home safety programme and a
home exercise programme to reduce falls and injuries in older people with low vision …