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. 2023 Jul 20;11:e15699. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15699

Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Categories Inclusion Exclusion
Populations • Elderly people (aged 60 and over) who are healthy or with multiple disabilities, such as vision impairment, hearing loss, neurological or musculoskeletal disease, or cognitiveimpairment.
• Elderly living in residential settings.
• Elderly people living in home health care or places other than the residential settings.
Intervention • Environmental interventions include removal of home hazards, home safety modifications to decrease falls and improve safety in activities of daily living. • Multicomponent interventions that included home modifications less than 75%
Outcomes • The number of fallers or rate of falls. • Effect on other people (e.g., parent, caregiver, teacher)
Type of studies • Randomized controlled trials
• Full text
• Case studies
• Qualitative studies
• Article with abstracts only
• Thesis