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20 questions · 20 findings · 2 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 6 · 30%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 20%Low 6 · 30%Moderate 4 · 20%High 0 · 0%

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Falls · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions probably leads to lower rate of falls (falls per person years) compared with usual care or attention control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions probably leads to lower number of people sustaining one or more falls compared with usual care or attention control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Number of people sustaining recurrent falls (defined as two or more falls in a specified time period) · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions showed no clear difference in number of people sustaining recurrent falls (defined as two or more… compared with usual care or attention control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures · Older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether multiple component interventions changes number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with usual care or attention control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Number of people who experience a fall that required hospital admission · Older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether multiple component interventions changes number of people who experience a fall that required hospital… compared with usual care or attention control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

Number of people who experience a fall that required medical attention · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions showed no clear difference in number of people who experience a fall that required medical attention compared with usual care or attention control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs exercise

Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions showed no clear difference in number of people sustaining one or more falls compared with exercise (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs exercise

Number of people who experience a fall that required hospital admission · Older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether multiple component interventions changes number of people who experience a fall that require hospital admission compared with exercise (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Falls · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise probably leads to lower rate of falls (falls per person‐years) compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise probably leads to lower number of people who experienced one or more falls compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise showed no clear difference in number of people who experienced one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review