Individually-tailored multifactorial intervention to reduce falls in the Malaysian Falls Assessment and Intervention Trial (MyFAIT): A randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Tan, Pey June, Khoo, Ee Ming, Chinna, Karuthan, Saedon, Nor 'Izzati, Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan, Ahmad Zahedi, Ahmad Zulkarnain, Ramli, Norlina Mohd, Khaliddin, Nurliza, Mazlan, Mazlina, Chee, Kok Han, Abidin, Imran Zainal, Nalathamby, Nemala, Mat, Sumaiyah, Jaafar, Mohamad Hasif, Khor, Hui Min, Khannas, Norfazilah Mohamad, Majid, Lokman Abdul, Tan, Kit Mun, Chin, Ai-Vyrn, Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah, Poi, Philip Jun Hua, Morgan, Karen, Hill, Keith D., MacKenzie, Lynette, Tan, Maw Pin
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20527/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199219

Objective To determine the effectiveness of an individually-tailored multifactorial intervention in reducing falls among at risk older adult fallers in a multi-ethnic, middle-income nation in South-East Asia. Design Pragmatic, randomized-controlled trial. Setting Emergency room, medical outpatient a...