dc.contributor.author | McClure, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Nixon, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Spinks, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-08T06:10:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-08T06:10:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1034-4810 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00685.x | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/151334 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: We systematically reviewed the literature to examine the evidence for the effectiveness of community-based interventions to reduce fall-related injury in children aged 0-16 years. Methods: We performed a comprehensive search of the literature using the following study selection criteria: community-based intervention study; target population was children aged 0-16 years; outcome measure was fall-related injury rates; and either a community control or historical control was used in the study design. Quality assessment and data abstraction were guided by a standardized procedure and performed independently by two authors. Results: Only six studies fitting the inclusion criteria were identified in our search and only two of these used a trial design with a contemporary community control. Neither of the high quality evaluation studies showed an effect from the intervention and while authors of the remaining studies reported effective falls prevention programmes, the pre- and post-intervention design, uncontrolled for background secular trends, makes causal inferences from these studies difficult. Conclusion: There is a paucity of research studies from which evidence regarding the effectiveness of community-based intervention programmes for the prevention of fall-related injury in children could be based. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Asia | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 465 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 470 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 9-10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 41 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.title | Community-based programmes to prevent falls in children: A systematic review | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Spinks, Anneliese B. | |