Background Falls and fall‐related injuries are common, particularly in those aged over 65,
with around one‐third of older people living in the community falling at least once a year …

Background Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall
each year. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009. Objectives To …

Aim Falling represents a major public health problem among older persons because it leads
to premature mortality, loss of independence, and placement in assisted‐living facilities. The …

Background Home visits for older adults aim to prevent cognitive and functional impairment,
thus reducing institutionalization and mortality. Visitors may provide information, investigate …

Background Injury in the home is common, accounting for approximately a third of all
injuries. The majority of injuries to children under five and people aged 75 and older occur at …

Background Falls occur frequently in older people and strongly affect quality of life.
Guidelines recommend multifactorial, targeted fall prevention. We evaluated the …

Introduction The one-legged balance test is widely used as a fall risk screening tool in both
clinical and research settings. Despite rising fall prevalence in midlife, there is little evidence …

Background: the STOPP criteria advise against the use of long-acting benzodiazepines
(LBs). Objective: to study whether LBs are associated with a higher fall risk than short-acting …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) in the elderly is extremely common but only a few clinicians are
familiar with the complexity of issues which present in the geriatric population. In this phase …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise all published evidence on
associations between one-legged balance performance and falls. Methods Medline …