Interventions for Falls Prevention and Injury Reduction – Appendix G
Table-14, 15, 16 and 17 summarize evidence from the reviewed literature on specific fall prevention and injury reduction interventions. They are organized according to the benefit of the interventions. Health-care providers use clinical judgment to determine if interventions apply to their settings.
Table 14: interventions with strong evidence of benefit.
Table 15: interventions that have potential benefit.
Table 16: interventions with mixed findings.
Table 17: interventions with insufficient evidence of benefit.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2017). Appendix G of RNAO Prevention of Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls Best Practice Guideline. (4th Ed.). Toronto, ON: Author. (p.98-103)
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