The Prevention of Falls Network Europe
The prevention of injury
associated with falls in older people is a public health target in many
countries around the world. Although there is good evidence that
interventions such as multifactorial fall prevention and individually
prescribed exercise are effective in reducing falls, the effect on
serious injury rates is unclear
Historically, trials have not been adequately powered to detect injury
endpoints, and variations in case definition across trials have hindered
meta-analysis
It is possible that fall-prevention strategies have limited effect on
falls that result in injuries or are ineffective in populations who are
at a higher risk of injury. Further research is required to determine
whether fall-prevention interventions can reduce serious injuries.
Prevention
of Falls Network Europe (ProFaNE) is a collaborative project to reduce
the burden of fall injury in older people through excellence in research
and promotion of best practice (
http://www.profane.eu.org).
The European Commission funds the network, which links clinicians,
members of the public, and researchers worldwide. The aims are to
identify major gaps in knowledge in fall injury prevention and to
facilitate the collaboration necessary for large-scale clinical research
activity, including clinical trials, comparative research, and
prospective meta-analysis. Work is being undertaken in a 4-year program.
As a first step, the development of a common set of outcome definitions
and measures for future trials or meta-analysis was considered.
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53455.x/abstract;jsessionid=727CE72E8963C82879BF4EDE214BB656.d01t03?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false
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