Prevention of injuries in the home – Mapping of systematic reviews published between 2019 and 2024
Mapping review
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The purpose of this project was to identify and carry out a simple survey of existing systematic reviews published from 2019 to 2024.
Key message
Injuries occurring in or near the home pose a public health challenge and are costly for society. Such injuries occur across all age groups and in various ways, and they can often be prevented. As part of prioritizing injury prevention measures, it is useful to examine the existing research on the cost-effectiveness of such measures.
We carried out systematic literature searches and a mapping of systematic reviews published 2019-2024, which have examined the cost-effectiveness of interventions intended to prevent accidents and injuries in or near the home.
Of 6395 references, we read 66 full texts. We included ten systematic reviews about fall prevention interventions. Nine of the systematic reviews focused on the elderly and one on people with Parkinson’s disease. The reviews indicated challenges with summarizing health economic data, because the primary studies dealt with different types of populations, measures, costs and outcomes in their analysis models.
Other than the ten systematic reviews we found and included, it is unlikely that there are reviews (from 2019-2024) of the cost-effectiveness of injury prevention interventions related to the home and its context. When prioritizing injury prevention measures, it is important to rely on several sources. Information from primary studies, statistics on injuries and costs, and user knowledge may be relevant. Our search strategy can be used for updates to identify relevant systematic reviews. We also believe that our review may inspire others to conduct systematic reviews of relevant preventive interventions.
