作者
Luis A Pérula, Francisco Varas-Fabra, Victoriano Rodríguez, Roger Ruiz-Moral, José A Fernández, Jesús González, Carlos J Pérula, Ana M Roldán, Caridad de Dios, EPICA Study Collaborative Group
发表日期
2012/10/1
期刊
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
卷号
93
期号
10
页码范围
1677-1684
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Pérula LA, Varas-Fabra F, Rodríguez V, Ruiz-Moral R, Fernández JA, González J, Pérula CJ, Roldán AM, de Dios C, and the EPICA Study Collaborative Group. Effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to reduce falls incidence among community-living older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among older adults as compared with a brief intervention.
DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial.
SETTING
Eleven health centers located in Córdoba, Spain.
PARTICIPANTS
People over 70 years old (N=404), who are residents in the community.
INTERVENTIONS
The centers were randomized to either 1 of the 2 groups: intervention group (IG), of a multifactorial nature (individual advice, information leaflet, physical exercise workshop, and home visits), or control group (CG) (brief individual advice and information …
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