Attempts to Prevent Falls and Injury: A Prospective Community Study
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 32 (4) , 450-456
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.4.450
Abstract
At 16 senior centers, we studied the effectiveness of exercise and cognitive-behavioral programs, compared with a discussion control program, in reducing falls and injuries among 230 older adults. After 1 year of the programs, we observed no significant difference in time first fall. Even though a relatively high percentage (38.6%) suffered at least one fall, only 7.8% of these community-residing elderly required medical attention. Secondary outcome measures such as strength, balance, fear of falling, and perceived health did not significantly change.Keywords
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