作者: Klaus Hauer , Sarah E. Lamb , Ellen C. Jorstad , Chris Todd , Clemens Becker
关键词: Medicine 、 Human factors and ergonomics 、 Fall prevention 、 Occupational safety and health 、 Suicide prevention 、 Adjudication 、 Data extraction 、 Physical therapy 、 Poison control 、 Injury prevention
摘要: OBJECTIVE: to review systematically the range of case definitions and methods used measure falls in randomised controlled trials. Design/methods: a Cochrane fall prevention interventions was identify published Secondary searches various databases were additional methodological or theoretical papers. Two independent reviewers undertook data extraction, with adjudication by third reviewer cases disagreement. Settings: community-dwelling institutionalised older persons. RESULTS: 90 publications met predefined inclusion criteria. Of these, 44 provided no definition term fall. In remainder, there substantial variations measuring falls. Reporting periods ranged from 1 week 4 years only 41% using prospective collection methods. CONCLUSION: standard reporting trials is poor significantly impedes comparison between studies. The has been inform an international consensus exercise make recommendations for core set outcome measures