Citation

Robertson MC, Gillespie LD. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2013; 309(13): 1406-1407.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2013.3130

PMID

23549586

Abstract

CLINICAL QUESTION: Which types of interventions reduce falls in older people living in the community? BOTTOM LINE: Fall-prevention exercise programs, usually including muscle strengthening and balance retraining, were associated with lower fall rates in community-dwelling older people whether or not individuals were selected on the basis of fall risk. Home safety interventions, vitamin D supplementation in people with lower vitamin D levels, and individually targeted multifactorial interventions were associated with fewer falls in community-dwelling people with risk factors for falling.

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