This study was approved by the South Western Sydney Local Health District Ethics Committee. Between 2011 and 2012, 4590 patients presented to the emergency department of Bankstown Hospital after falls. A convenience sample of 115 patients aged 68 to 100 years who were medically stable and could benefit from the DH fall prevention programme were randomly selected. Of the 115 patients, 47 attended ≥2 sessions (completion group), 25 attended