It is important to note that there is no universal consensus on the definition of a fall. A recent
Cochrane review reported that most studies fail to specify the operational definition of falls,
leaving the interpretation to study participants. This leaves room for many different
interpretations of a fall, and consequently brings into question the validity of the studies.
Older people tend to describe a fall as a loss of balance whereas health care professionals
generally refer to the consequence of falling, including injury and reduced quality of life [1] …