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Reducing Falls In Older Adults Recently Discharged From Hospital: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Chiara Naseri, Terry P. Haines, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Steven Mcphail, Meg E. Morris, Leon Flicker, Julie Netto, Jacqueline Francis-Coad, Den-Ching A. Lee, Ronald Shorr, Anne-Marie Hill
Reducing Falls In Older Adults Recently Discharged From Hospital: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Chiara Naseri, Terry P. Haines, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Steven Mcphail, Meg E. Morris, Leon Flicker, Julie Netto, Jacqueline Francis-Coad, Den-Ching A. Lee, Ronald Shorr, Anne-Marie Hill
Physiotherapy Papers and Journal Articles
Background: Older adults are known to have increased falls rates and functional decline following hospital discharge, with substantial economic healthcare costs. This systematic review aimed to synthesise the evidence for effective falls prevention interventions in older adults recently discharged from hospital.
Methods: Literature searches of six databases of quantitative studies conducted from 1990 to June 2017, reporting falls outcomes of falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults discharged from hospital were included. Study quality was assessed using a standardised JBI critical appraisal tool (MAStARI) and data pooled using Rev-Man Review Manager®
Results: Sixteen studies (total sample size N= 3,290, from …