Effect of Home-based Exercise on Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults: an Umbrella Review

Overview

Journal Sport Sci Health

Publisher Springer

Date 2022 Aug 15

PMID 35967546

Authors

Mohsen Shafizadeh

Shahab Parvinpour

Khalid Ali

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Abstract

Aims: The aim of this review study was to examine the effectiveness of home-based and community-based exercise programmes in the rate of falls and improving physical functioning in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: All types of home-based and community-based exercise interventions were searched. From 1186 studies identified, 14 studies were selected for the umbrella review. Most studies had high methodological quality. The types of interventions were multi-functional programmes ( = 11 studies) and Otago Exercise Programme (OEP) ( = 3 studies).

Results: The results showed that home-based and community-based exercise interventions can reduce falls by 22-32%. Studies that included meta-analysis showed that the clinical significance of home-based interventions in fall prevention and improving physical function was moderate to high.

Conclusions: In conclusion, home-based and community-based exercise interventions are a safe, effective, and feasible method of fall prevention that could be implemented with minimum supervision by allied health professionals to maximise autonomy, self-efficacy, and adherence in community-dwelling older adults.

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