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M Clare Robertson1, Lesley D Gillespie
1Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Clinical Question:
Which types of interventions reduce falls in older people living in the community?
Bottom Line:
Fall-prevention exercise programs, usually including muscle strengthening and balance retraining, were associated with lower fall rates in community-dwelling older people whether or not individuals were selected on the basis of fall risk. Home safety interventions, vitamin D supplementation in people with lower vitamin D levels, and individually targeted multifactorial interventions were associated with fewer falls in community-dwelling people with risk factors for falling.
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