Lack of effectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall-prevention program in elderly people at risk: a randomized, controlled trial.

Objectives: To assess whether a pragmatic multidisciplinary fall-prevention program was more effective than usual care in preventing new falls and functional decline in elderly people.

Design: A two-group, randomized, controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up.

Setting: University hospital and home-based intervention, the Netherlands.

A multidisciplinary fall prevention program for elderly persons: a feasibility study.

Falling is a common problem among elderly people and has many negative consequences. In the Netherlands, there is a need for effective fall prevention interventions aimed at elderly persons with an increased risk of falling. For this reason, we adapted a successful British fall prevention program comprising a medical occupational therapy assessment to the Dutch health care setting.