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Evid Based Med 8:57 doi:10.1136/ebm.8.2.57
  • Therapeutics

Group based exercise reduced falls in community dwelling people ≥70 years of age

Group based exercise (exercise), home hazard management (home hazard), or vision improvement (visual) v no intervention (control) for reducing falls in community dwelling people ≥70 years of age at 18 months†

Outcome Comparison Event rates RRR (95% CI) NNT (CI)
†Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
Patients having ≥1 fall Exercise v control 56.3% v 63.5% 18% (3 to 30) 14 (8 to 91)
Home hazard v control 57.4% v 63.5% 8% (−8 to 22) Not significant
Visual v control 60.4% v 63.5% 11% (−4 to 25) Not significant
Exercise plus home hazard v control 53.3% v 63.5% 24% (5 to 40) 10 (6 to 42)
Exercise plus visual v control 48.5% v 63.5% 27% (9 to 42) 9 (6 to 46)
Home hazard plus visual v control 56.9% v 63.5% 19% (−2 to 35) Not significant
Exercise plus home hazard plus visual v control 48.1% v 63.5% 33% (12 to 49) 7 (5 to 28)

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