Effect of home-based exercise on falls in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review

SHAFIZADEH, Mohsen, PARVINPOUR, Shahab and ALI, Khalid (2022). Effect of home-based exercise on falls in community-dwelling older adults: an umbrella review. Sport Sciences for Health.

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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 (n=11 studies) and Otago Exercise Programme (OEP) (n=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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-022-00993-2
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	19 Jul 2022 13:12
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2022 13:02
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30471

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