Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2013
Effectiveness of preventive home visits in reducing the risk of falls in old age: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03484351 (Evaluating the Feasibility of Providing a Newly Developed Multifactorial Falls Prevention Programme for Community-dwelling Patients After Stroke.), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluating the Feasibility of Providing a Newly Developed Multifactorial Falls Prevention Programme for Community-dwelling Patients After Stroke.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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 interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 trials and almost 20 000 participants.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Health and Social Care Interventions in the 80 years Old and Over Population: An Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- The development, incidence and treatment trends of trochanteric fractures in Germany: a cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Impact of Geriatric Events on Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization of Acute Coronary Syndrome Hospitalizations.Cureus · 2023Article
- Effect of Home Visits by Nurses on the Physical and Psychosocial Health of Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- The Effect of Individualized Fall Prevention Programs on Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2022Article
- Older people living at home: experiences of healthy ageing.Primary health care research & development · 2021Article
- Practices of caregivers when evaluating the risk of falls in the admission of older adults to nursing homes.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2020Article
- Evaluating a Novel Multifactorial Falls Prevention Activity Programme for Community-Dwelling Older People After Stroke: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- Geriatric Events Among Older Adults Undergoing Nonelective Surgery Are Associated with Poor Outcomes.The American surgeon · 2019Article
- [Preventive home visits : Cross-sectional study to support an independent lifestyle for elderly people].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2016Article
- Views and experiences of Malaysian older persons about falls and their prevention-A qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2016Article
- Association between age, gender and multimorbidity level and receiving home health care: a population-based Swedish study.BMC research notes · 2015Article
- Comparative analysis of the expected demands for nursing care services among older people from urban, rural, and institutional environments.Clinical interventions in aging · 2015Article
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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundFalls in older people are a major public health issue, but the underlying causes are complex. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive home visits as a multifactorial, individualized strategy to reduce falls in community-dwelling older people.
methodsData were derived from a prospective randomized controlled trial with follow-up examination after 18 months. Two hundred and thirty participants (≥80 years of age) with functional impairment were randomized to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received up to three preventive home visits including risk assessment, home counseling intervention, and a booster session. The control group received no preventive home visits. Structured interviews at baseline and follow-up provided information concerning falls in both study groups. Random-effects Poisson regression evaluated the effect of preventive home visits on the number of falls controlling for covariates.
resultsRandom-effects Poisson regression showed a significant increase in the number of falls between baseline and follow-up in the control group (incidence rate ratio 1.96) and a significant decrease in the intervention group (incidence rate ratio 0.63) controlling for age, sex, family status, level of care, and impairment in activities of daily living.
conclusionOur results indicate that a preventive home visiting program can be effective in reducing falls in community-dwelling older people.
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