@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness and estimation of cost-effectiveness of a group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme on risk of falling and frailty in community-dwelling older adults",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Alhambra-Borrás, Tamara and Durá-Ferrandis, Estrella and Ferrando-García, Maite",
volume="16",
number="12",
pages="e16122086-e16122086",
abstract="This study analyses the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme aimed at reducing the risk of falling and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. This is a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design, with an intervention group and a comparison group. Participants were evaluated at baseline and after 9 months. The effectiveness analyses showed significant reduction in the risk of falling (-45.5%; <i>p</i> = 0.000) and frailty (-31%; <i>p</i> = 0.000) after the intervention for the participants in the physical exercise programme. Moreover, these participants showed an improvement in limitations in activities of daily living, self-care ability and the use of health resources, physical performance, balance and body mass index. The cost-effectiveness analyses showed that the intervention was cost-saving and more effective than usual care scenario. A novel group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme showed to be more effective and cost-effective than usual care for older adults suffering from risk of falling and frailty.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16122086",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122086"
}