What do systematic reviews say?

Multi‐component intervention vs usual care or attention control

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).

• Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.5 [0.05, 5.32]
  2 studies · 232 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Multifactorial interventions vs exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Multifactorial interventions vs usual care or attention control

Multifactorial interventions showed no clear difference in number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with usual care or attention control (low certainty).

• Multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.73 [0.53, 1.01]
  9 studies · 2850 participants
  Low

Summary of findings for education vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for exercise plus education changes number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk ratio 1.45 [0.4, 5.32]
  2 studies · 320 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs control

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for exercise changes number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk ratio 0.57 [0.28, 1.17]
  5 studies · 989 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for cholinesterase inhibitors vs placebo

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 23 participants
  Very low