TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Providing fall prevention services in the emergency department: is it effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
JO  - Australasian journal on ageing
A1  - Harper, Kristie J.
A1  - Arendts, Glenn
A1  - Barton, Annette D.
A1  - Celenza, Antonio
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1440-6381
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12914
ID  - ref1
ER  -