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dc.contributor.authorMcClure, R
dc.contributor.authorNixon, J
dc.contributor.authorSpinks, A
dc.contributor.authorTurner, C
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-08T06:10:07Z
dc.date.available2018-01-08T06:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.issn1034-4810
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00685.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/151334
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom465
dc.relation.ispartofpageto470
dc.relation.ispartofissue9-10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleCommunity-based programmes to prevent falls in children: A systematic review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorSpinks, Anneliese B.


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