Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Reducing hazard related falls in people 75 years and older with significant visual impairment: how did a successful program work?
In a randomized controlled trial testing a home safety program designed to prevent falls in older people with severe visual impairment, it was shown that the program, delivered by an experienced occupational therapist, significantly reduced the numbers of falls both at home and away from home. ⋯ The overall reduction in falls by the home safety program must result from some mechanism in addition to the removal or modification of hazards or provision of new equipment.