TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Effectiveness of a community-based multifaceted fall-prevention intervention in active and independent older Chinese adults
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Xia, Q. H.
A1  - Jiang, Yongwen
A1  - Niu, C. J.
A1  - Tang, C. X.
A1  - Xia, Z. L.
SP  - 248
EP  - 251
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an 18-month multifaceted intervention designed to reduce the incidence of falls in community-living older adults in China. METHODS: A population-based community trial evaluated by before-and-after cross-sectional surveys. Four residential communities were randomised to either a multifaceted intervention or a control condition. Baseline information was collected from a sample of older adults in each community. A 1-year annual fall rate was calculated after an 18-month comprehensive intervention. RESULTS: After intervention, 7.19% of the intervention community sample reported falls, compared with 17.86% of the control community sample (p<0.000). The annual fall rate decreased by 10.52% in the intervention communities, whereas the difference in control communities was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Multifaceted interventions in community settings may be useful in preventing falls among older people, and can be applied in similar settings in China.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2008.020420
ID  - ref1
ER  -