Exercise interventions recommended for reducing risk for falls, while multifactorial interventions offer small net benefit. HealthDay News — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends ...

Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; juliana.oliveira{at}sydney.edu.au Intervention Intervention ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An intervention implemented in primary care settings reduced serious fall injuries among older adults but was ...

A fall prevention checklist can help caregivers identify frequently missed prevention interventions and areas for improvement in fall prevention protocols, according to a study published in the ...

A Cochrane review examined 111 randomized trials evaluating interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;[2]:CD007146). There was strong evidence ...

Inpatient clinical care teams generally use tools such as bed alarms, gait belts, closer nursing station placement and more to prevent patient falls. But those interventions can hinder clinical ...

Objectives To investigate the value for money of strategies to prevent falls in older adults living in the community. Design Systematic review of peer reviewed journal articles reporting an economic ...