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For China\u2019s rapidly ageing population, the need for cost-effective falls prevention programmes is critical. FAMILY, a 12-month cluster randomised controlled trial in rural China (2610 community-dwelling older adults), demonstrated that a primary healthcare-integrated balance and functional exercise fall prevention programme reduced falls. This study assessed its cost-effectiveness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A within-trial economic evaluation was conducted from a healthcare system perspective. Incremental cost and effectiveness (falls prevented and quality-adjusted life-years [QALYs]) were estimated using mixed-effects regression models accounting for clustering. Costs included healthcare resource use and intervention delivery. QALYs were derived from EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) instrument administered during the trial. Uncertainty was assessed using one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses with two-stage bootstrapping.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During a mean follow-up of 358\u00a0days, the intervention was dominant, with lower costs and greater effectiveness. The intervention reduced the absolute risk of falls by 8.6% and increased QALYs by 0.024 per person. Mean cost savings of \u00a5293 (95% CI: \u2013\u00a5145 to \u00a5727) were observed in the intervention group. This difference was mainly driven by lower healthcare utilisation costs (\u00a51517 vs \u00a51831), which more than offset the intervention cost of \u00a520 per participant. 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