Nine articleswereincludedwithmean(range)qualityscores72%(43–93%). Thequality
assessmentrevealedinconsistencyinfallsdataattainment.Fallsincidencerangedfrom10%to50%
and wasindependentofage,genderorRAdiseaseduration.Historyofapriorfall(oddsratio(OR) ¼ 3.6
and 9.8)andincreasingnumberofmedications(OR ¼ 1.4and2.1)wereconsistentlyassociatedwithfalls
in RA.Numberofco-morbidconditions,swollenandtenderlowerextremityjoints,anti-depressants,
anti-hypertensives,psychotropics,painintensityandstaticbalancewerealsoidentified assignificant fall
risk factorsinatleastonestudy.However,theevidencewaslimitedtoasinglestudyorconflicted with
other studies.