Citation

Pritchard E, Brown T, Lalor A, Haines T. Disabil. Rehabil. 2014; 36(10): 787-796.

Affiliation

Department of Physiotherapy and.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/09638288.2013.814720

PMID

23865907

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the impact of falls intervention programmes on participation of older adults returning home to live, following discharge from hospital. METHOD: A systematic review of peer-reviewed articles and grey literature was completed. Limits were set for articles published in English, dated 1990-2012. Inclusion criteria included randomised control trials with older adults (≥65 years) that used an effective falls intervention and a participation measure, following discharge from hospital or emergency department. Two independent researchers assessed the studies for eligibility. Research risk of bias was evaluated using the PEDro scale (range 1-10). A meta-analysis of the selected articles was completed. RESULTS: Five studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and measured participation outcomes short-term (

Language: en