Cochrane Systematic Reviews

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Falls Effects

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DAVIS, J., BEST, J. and HSU, C., 2015
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FILER, W. and HARRIS, M., 2015. Falls and traumatic brain injury among older adults. North Carolina medical journal, 76(2), pp. 111.
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FREWEN, J., KING-KALLIMANIS, B., BOYLE, G. and KENNY, R., A., 2015. Recent syncope and unexplained falls are associated with poor cognitive performance. Age & Ageing, 44(2), pp. 282-287.

HELGADOTTIR, B., MOLLER, J. and LAFLAMME, L., 2015. Patterns in health-related behaviours and fall injuries among older people: a population-based study in Stockholm County, Sweden. Age and Ageing, Apr 22. [Epub ahead of print]

JANSEN, S., KENNY, R. and VAN, D., NATHALIE, 2015. Self-reported cardiovascular conditions are associated with falls and syncope in community-dwelling older adults. Age & Ageing, 44(3), pp. 525-530.

JOSEPH, B., FAIN, M.J. and RHEE, P., 2015. Managing Older Adults with Ground-Level Falls Admitted to a Trauma Service: The Effect of Frailty. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(4), pp. 745-749.

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THALER-KALL, K., PETERS, A., THORAND, B., GRILL, E., AUTENRIETH, C., HORSCH, A. and MEISINGER, C., 2015. Description of spatio-temporal gait parameters in elderly people and their association with history of falls: results of the population-based cross-sectional KORA-Age study. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1), pp. 32.
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Falls Prevention

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BULLER, T., LAWRIE, M. and VILELLA, E., 2015. A growing problem: acetabular fractures in the elderly and the combined hip procedure. The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 46(2), pp. 215.
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CHING, A., MCDERMOTT, F. and HAINES, P., 2015. Investigation of Older Adults' Participation in Exercises Following Completion of a State-wide Survey Targeting Evidence-based Falls Prevention Strategies. Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, 23(2), pp. 256-264.

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CONDON, C., JACKSON, S.H.D. and WHITNEY, J., 2015. CAN CARE HOME RESIDENTS ACHIEVE THE RECOMMENDED DOSE AND INTENSITY OF FALLS PREVENTION EXERCISE? – ANALYSIS FROM THE PREVENTION OF FALLS IN COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE (PROF-COG) STUDY. Age and Ageing, 44(suppl 1), pp. i13-i13.

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FARAG, I., FERREIRA, L. and SHERRINGTON, C., 2015. Economic modelling of a public health programme for fall prevention. Age & Ageing, 44(3), pp. 409-415.

GANZ, D.A., WENGER, N.S. and REUBEN, D.B., 2015. Effect of a Falls Quality Improvement Program on Serious Fall-Related Injuries. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(1), pp. 63-70.

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HASSANKHANI, H., MALEK, M. and SCOTT, J., 2015. Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Falls Efficacy Scale? International. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(3), pp. 596-598.

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KALULA, S.Z., SWINGLER, G.H. and BADRI, M., 2015. Ethnic Differences in Rates and Causes of Falls in an Urban Community-Dwelling Older Population in South Africa. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(2), pp. 403-404.

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KHONG, L., HILL, K. and HILL, A., 2015. "We are all one together": peer educators' views about falls prevention education for community-dwelling older adults - a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1), pp. 28.
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KOJIMA, G., MASUD, T., KENDRICK, D., MORRIS, R., GAWLER, S., TREML, J. and ILIFFE, S., 2015. Does the timed up and go test predict future falls among British community-dwelling older people? Prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1), pp. 38.
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LOO, G., SEETHARAMAN, S. and MERCHANT, R.A., 2015. ROLE OF FROP-COM SCREENING TOOL IN TARGETED FALL PREVENTION IN THE COMMUNITY. Age and Ageing, 44(suppl 1), pp. i12-i12.

MATARESE, M., PIREDDA, M. and DE, M., GRAZIA, 2015. Systematic review of fall risk screening tools for older patients in acute hospitals. Journal of advanced nursing, 71(6), pp. 1198-1210.
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MCLEAN, K., DAY, L. and DALTON, A., 2015. Economic evaluation of a group-based exercise program for falls prevention among the older community-dwelling population. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1), pp. 33.
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MINNECI, C., MELLO, A.M., MOSSELLO, E., BALDASSERONI, S., MACCHI, L., CIPOLLETTI, S., MARCHIONNI, N. and DI BARI, M., 2015. Comparative Study of Four Physical Performance Measures as Predictors of Death, Incident Disability, and Falls in Unselected Older Persons: The Insufficienza Cardiaca negli Anziani Residenti a Dicomano Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(1), pp. 136-141.

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SOUSA, N. and MENDES, R., 2015. Comparison of Effects of Resistance and Multicomponent Training on Falls Prevention in Institutionalized Elderly Women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(2), pp. 396-398.
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VLAEYEN, E., MILISEN, K. and THE CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR FALL AND FRACTURE PREVENTION FLANDERS, 2015. Characteristics and Effectiveness of Fall Prevention Programs in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(2), pp. 211-221.

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YANG, Y., SCOTT, V. and ROBINOVITCH, N., 2015. Agreement Between Video Footage and Fall Incident Reports on the Circumstances of Falls in Long-Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(5), pp. 388-395.
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Inpatient Falls

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CLEMSON, L., MACKENZIE, L. and BROWNING, C., 2015. Predictors of injurious falls and fear of falling differ: an 11-year longitudinal study of incident events in older people. Journal of aging and health, 27(2), pp. 239.

HAINES, P., MCDERMOTT, F. and HOFFMANN, T., 2015. Why do hospitalized older adults take risks that may lead to falls? Health Expectations, 18(2), pp. 233.

MALLINSON, T., LELAND, N.E. and CHAN, T.H., 2015. The Need for Uniform Quality Reporting Across Post-Acute Care Rehabilitation Settings: An Examination of Accidental Falls. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63(1), pp. 195-197.

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MARTINEZ, F., TOBAR, C. and HILL, N., 2015. Preventing delirium: should non-pharmacological, multicomponent interventions be used? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Age and Ageing, 44(2), pp. 196-204.

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The following sources have been searched for evidence published in the previous three months.

• Age UK
• British Geriatrics Society
• Care Quality Commission
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
• Cochrane Library
• Department of Health
• National Patient Safety Agency
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
• NICE Evidence Healthcare Databases: BNI, CINAHL, Health Business Elite and MEDLINE.
• NICE Guidelines
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Royal College of Physicians

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