@article{ref1,
title="Home hazard modification programs for reducing falls in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
journal="PeerJ",
year="2023",
author="Lektip, Charupa and Chaovalit, Sirawee and Wattanapisit, Apichai and Lapmanee, Sarawut and Nawarat, Jiraphat and Yaemrattanakul, Weeranan",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e15699-e15699",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the effect of home modification in preventing falls in older adults. <br><br>METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized studies were performed. The review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered prospectively. Five electronic databases were systematically searched for related articles. The titles and abstracts of the articles found using the key search phrases-home modification and falling-were screened using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to evaluate the studies' methodology. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 12 trials were included. A meta-analysis was conducted using 10 studies with n = 1, 960 participants showing a clinically meaningful 7% reduction in falls (risk ratio = 0.93; 0.87-1). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Falls can be significantly reduced with the use of home modification interventions that are thorough, well-focused, have an environmental-fit perspective, and have adequate follow-up.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2167-8359",
doi="10.7717/peerj.15699",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15699"
}