Development of a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials: the Prevention of Falls Network Europe consensus.

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The prevention of injury associated with falls in older people is a public health target in many countries around the world. Although there is good evidence that interventions such as multifactorial fall prevention and individually prescribed exercise are effective in reducing falls, the effect on serious injury rates is unclear. Historically, trials have not been adequately powered to detect injury endpoints, and variations in case definition across trials have hindered meta-analysis. It is ...

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Authors: Lamb, S; Jørstad-Stein, E; Hauer, K; Becker, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1618-1622
• Publication date: 2005-09-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53455.x
• EISSN: 1532-5415
• ISSN: 0002-8614
• Language: English
• Keywords: Europe; Prevention of Falls Network Europe and Outcomes Consensus Group; Aged; Humans; Wounds and Injuries; Accidental Falls; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Clinical Trials as Topic; Consensus; Research