Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Categories | Inclusion | Exclusion |
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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 |