Kinesiology 4457A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Carotid Sinus, Cataract Surgery, Fall Prevention

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 4457A/B
• Professor: Alansalmoni

Document Summary

The objective of this study is to assess the effects of interventions designed to reduce the incidence of falls in older people living in the community. Most trials compared a fall prevention intervention with no intervention or an intervention not expected to reduce falls. Most common interventions tested were exercise as a single intervention and multifactorial programs. 62% of trials were at low risk of bias for sequence generation (method of assigning participants to groups) 60% for attrition bias for falls (systematic differences between groups in withdrawals from a study. Withdrawals from the study lead to incomplete outcome data) 38% for allocation concealment (different concept to blinding. It means the person randomizing the patient does not know what the next treatment allocation will be) Multiple component group exercise significantly reduce rate of falls and risk of falling, as did multiple- component home-based exercise. Overall, exercise interventions significantly reduced the risk of sustaining a fall-related fracture.