作者
Andrea C Tricco, Sonia M Thomas, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Jemila S Hamid, Elise Cogo, Lisa Strifler, Paul A Khan, Reid Robson, Kathryn M Sibley, Heather MacDonald, John J Riva, Kednapa Thavorn, Charlotte Wilson, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Gillian D Kerr, Fabio Feldman, Sumit R Majumdar, Susan B Jaglal, Wing Hui, Sharon E Straus
发表日期
2017/11/7
来源
Jama
卷号
318
期号
17
页码范围
1687-1699
出版商
American Medical Association
简介
Importance
Falls result in substantial burden for patients and health care systems, and given the aging of the population worldwide, the incidence of falls continues to rise.
Objective
To assess the potential effectiveness of interventions for preventing falls.
Data Sources
MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Ageline databases from inception until April 2017. Reference lists of included studies were scanned.
Study Selection
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of fall-prevention interventions for participants aged 65 years and older.
Data Extraction and Synthesis
Pairs of reviewers independently screened the studies, abstracted data, and appraised risk of bias. Pairwise meta-analysis and network meta-analysis were conducted.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Injurious falls and fall-related hospitalizations.
Results
A total of 283 RCTs (159 910 participants; mean age, 78.1 years; 74% women …
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