Tai Chi for risk of falls. A metaanalysis

R Lomas‐Vega, E Obrero‐Gaitán… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
… review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of tai chi on reducing the
number of falls in both the older adult population and at-risk adults. This meta-analysis provides …

Risk factors for recurrent falls in older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis

DA Jehu, JC Davis, RS Falck, KJ Bennett, D Tai… - Maturitas, 2021 - Elsevier
… We calculated the summary relative risk (RR) for each domain and evaluated the risk of bias
… systematic review and meta-analysis. Four domains predicted recurrent falls: balance and …

Comparisons of interventions for preventing falls in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Tricco, SM Thomas, AA Veroniki, JS Hamid, E Cogo… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
… for the injurious falls network meta-analysis when only studies with a low risk of contamination
… an unclear risk of contamination bias, the power of this sensitivity analysis was limited by …

Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Deandrea, E Lucenteforte, F Bravi, R Foschi… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… This meta-analysis of risk factors for falls found ORs around 2–3 for history of falls, vertigo,
Parkinson disease, fear of falling, gait problems, use of walking aids, and use of antiepileptic …

Estimation of the risk factors for falls in the elderly: Can metaanalysis provide a valid answer?

F Bloch, M Thibaud, C Tournoux‐Facon… - Geriatrics & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… The objective of this study was to analyze whether a meta-analysis could allow us to draw
useful conclusions about the risk factors for falls in the elderly. A systematic review was carried …

Risk factors for falls in older people in nursing homes and hospitals. A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Deandrea, F Bravi, F Turati, E Lucenteforte… - Archives of gerontology …, 2013 - Elsevier
… review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on risk factors for falls in older NHR and HI.
… used to assess falls in the studies included in this meta-analysis. History of falls and use of …

Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

JT Chang, SC Morton, LZ Rubenstein, WA Mojica… - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
… To identify effective interventions and their relative effectiveness in preventing such falls, we
conducted a meta-analysis of relevant randomised controlled trials. This approach builds on …

Pain and the risk for falls in community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Stubbs, T Binnekade, L Eggermont… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
… The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to establish whether pain is
… of this meta-analysis established that older adults with pain are at increased risk of falls. We …

Instruments for assessing the risk of falls in acute hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Aranda-Gallardo, JM Morales-Asencio… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
… the most suitable for identifying the patients at high risk of falls, with a sensitivity of 70% and
a specificity of 61.8%. However, in the present meta-analysis, HFRM II proved to be the worst …

Determining risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis using posttest probability

MM Lusardi, S Fritz, A Middleton, L Allison… - Journal of geriatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Falls and their consequences are significant concerns for older adults, caregivers,
and health care providers. Identification of fall risk is crucial for appropriate referral to …