Using targeted risk factor reduction to prevent falls in older in-patients: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: falls and related injuries are known to be a significant problem for older people. There is evidence that identifying and addressing individual risk factors can reduce the incidence of falls in the community but no evidence of the effectiveness of targeted risk factor reduction methods applied to hospital in-patients.

Objective: to test the efficacy of a targeted risk factor reduction core care plan in reducing risk of falling while in hospital.