@article{ref1,
title="Providing fall prevention services in the emergency department: is it effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis",
journal="Australasian journal on ageing",
year="2021",
author="Harper, Kristie J. and Arendts, Glenn and Barton, Annette D. and Celenza, Antonio",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of fall prevention services initiated in the emergency department (ED) to support patients after discharge. <br><br>METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Analysis of pooled data used random-effects modelling with results presented as a risk ratio (RR). <br><br>RESULTS: Eleven studies were identified (n = 4,018). The proportion of older adults who fell did not differ between the intervention and control groups (RR 0.93; 95% CI, 0.82-1.06, I(2) 68%, P = 0.28). There was a significant (P = 0.01) reduction in the monthly rate of falling (RR 0.69; 95% CI, 0.52-0.91, I(2) 93%), fall-related injuries (RR 0.72; 95% CI, 0.59-0.88, I(2) 0%, P = 0.001), and hospital admissions (RR 0.76; 95% CI, 0.64-0.90, I(2) 0%, P = 0.002). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: ED fall prevention services did not significantly reduce the proportion of older adults who had future falls. However, multifactorial intervention significantly reduced fall-related injuries and hospital admissions with low heterogeneity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-6381",
doi="10.1111/ajag.12914",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12914"
}