@article{ref1,
title="Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community: an abridged Cochrane systematic Review",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2019",
author="Sherrington, Cathie and Fairhall, Nicola and Wallbank, Geraldine and Tiedemann, Anne and Michaleff, Zoe A. and Howard, Kirsten and Clemson, Lindy and Hopewell, Sally and Lamb, Sarah",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of exercise interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised controlled trials evaluating the effects of any form of exercise as a single intervention on falls in people aged 60+years living in the community. <br><br>RESULTS: Exercise reduces the rate of falls by 23% (rate ratio (RaR) 0.77, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.83; 12 981 participants, 59 studies; high-certainty evidence). Subgroup analyses showed no evidence of a difference in effect on falls on the basis of risk of falling as a trial inclusion criterion, participant age 75 years+ or group versus individual exercise but revealed a larger effect of exercise in trials where interventions were delivered by a health professional (usually a physiotherapist). Different forms of exercise had different impacts on falls. Compared with control, balance and functional exercises reduce the rate of falls by 24% (RaR 0.76, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.81; 7920 participants, 39 studies; high-certainty evidence). Multiple types of exercise (commonly balance and functional exercises plus resistance exercises) probably reduce the rate of falls by 34% (RaR 0.66, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.88; 1374 participants, 11 studies; moderate-certainty evidence). Tai Chi may reduce the rate of falls by 19% (RaR 0.81, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.99; 2655 participants, 7 studies; low-certainty evidence). We are uncertain of the effects of programmes that primarily involve resistance training, dance or walking. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Given the certainty of evidence, effective programmes should now be implemented.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsports-2019-101512",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101512"
}