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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD007146. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007146.pub3

NCT01358032.

Study name A Matter of Balance at Home (AMB‐Home)
Methods RCT
Participants N = 389
Sample: random sample from municipal registry offices registers
Inclusion criteria: reported some concern about falls; at least some associated avoidance of activity; general health as fair or poor; community‐dwelling; aged 70 years or older; gave informed consent.
Exclusion criteria: confined to bed; restricted by the permanent use of a wheelchair;
waiting for a nursing home admission; substantial hearing or vision impairment; cognitively impaired.
Interventions 1. In‐home multicomponent cognitive behavioural programme
2. Control
Outcomes Number of falls
Other outcomes not included in this review
Starting date March 2009. Final results due 2012
Contact information GIJM Kempen, PhD
Maastricht University
CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care
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