Citation

Palmer K, Hill J, Clegg A. Evid. Based Nurs. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103291

PMID

32747343

Abstract

Commentary on: Seon HL, Soyoung Yu. Effectiveness of multifactorial interventions in preventing falls among older adults in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud 2020;106:103564. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103564.
Implications for practice and research

Multifaceted falls prevention is effective in reducing fall rates for high-risk and healthy community-dwelling older adults.

Exercise or an environmental modification component are important moderating factors in the effectiveness of multifaceted falls prevention in community-dwelling older adults.

Further high-quality research is required in the exploration of important mediating factors in the effectiveness of multifactorial interventions for falls prevention in community-dwelling older adults.

Context

A fall is defined as an event that causes a person to, unintentionally, rest on the ground and is not a result of a major intrinsic event or hazard.1 Falls have both a significant clinical and psychological impact on the person and can place …

Language: en

Keywords

nursing; public health