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Studies of approaches to prevent falls that result in serious injury in older adults (age, ≥65) have focused mostly on comparing single interventions, as have subsequent meta-analyses. Now, investigators have conducted complex pairwise and network meta-analyses of data from 283 randomized, controlled trials with 160,000 participants (mean age, 78; 74% women) to explore the effects of both single and multicomponent fall-prevention interventions.
The following four single and combined interventions were associated with lower risk for injurious falls, compared with usual care:
Exercise, such as walking and balance training (odds ratio, 0.51)
Exercise combined with vision assessment and treatment (OR, 0.17)
Exercise combined with vision assessment …