2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00965.x
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Estimation of the risk factors for falls in the elderly: Can meta‐analysis provide a valid answer?

Abstract: 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 out of various databases and completed manually. To satisfy the inclusion criteria, an article had to examine a population of subjects aged over 60 years to pertain to falls occurring during daily living activities, and to involve observational or interventional studies. This review identified 4405 indexed articles publishe… Show more

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“…In the current study, base of support increased in the IG and CG in all conditions. Previous research discussed such gait pattern adaptations as indicative for precautious gait [50] and fear of falling, an important fall risk factor [51]. Base of support values were comparable to previous studies in similar populations (between 7.9 and 10.7 cm) [46, 52].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…In the current study, base of support increased in the IG and CG in all conditions. Previous research discussed such gait pattern adaptations as indicative for precautious gait [50] and fear of falling, an important fall risk factor [51]. Base of support values were comparable to previous studies in similar populations (between 7.9 and 10.7 cm) [46, 52].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…In this respect, it is not necessarily surprising that no difference between the four groups was found when considering all the screened clinical variables (see Table 3). It might be suggested that the present population was “full-matched” at the time of inclusion, with the same well-documented multifactorial risks for falling (Gillespie et al, 2012; Bloch et al, 2013). Thus our current findings on the specific gait markers reinforce the main idea to accurately assess gait behavior for this healthy home-dwelling population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…According to the main factors identified involved in the risk of falling in older people (Gillespie et al, 2012; Bloch et al, 2013), the relationship between falls and these potential confounding factors was examined by means of multinomial logistic regression analysis. By performing this statistical analysis for each variable separately, we specified the association between (the risk of) the first fall and these clinical factors, with the non-fallers group used as the reference level.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…C'est pourquoi il semble paradoxal que des études scientifiques démontrent que l'utilisation d'une aide à la marche conduit à un nombre de chutes multiplié par deux chez les personnes âgées [6]. Par exemple, lorsque l'aide à la marche devient une entrave dans une situation de stress ou que l'application de la technique adéquate demande trop d'énergie, l'aide à la marche peut devenir un obstacle et augmenter le risque de chute.…”
Section: P Ersonnes âGées Avecunclassified