JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Falls are the most common cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in older adults. ⋯ Multifactorial and exercise interventions were associated with reduced falls in multiple good-quality trials. Exercise demonstrated the most consistent statistically significant benefit across multiple fall-related outcomes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Effective weight loss interventions are needed for men with obesity. ⋯ Among men with obesity, an intervention with text messaging with financial incentive significantly improved weight loss compared with a control group, whereas text messaging alone was not significantly better than the control condition. These findings support text messaging combined with financial incentives to attain weight loss in men with obesity.