SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Multifactorial Programs for Healthy Older Adults to Reduce Falls and Improve Physical Performance: Systematic Review.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Nicotinamide Supplementation Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Effects of Regular Exercise on Sensory-motor Functions and Fall Risk in the Elderly
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Community-based group physical activity and/or nutrition interventions to promote mobility in older adults: an umbrella review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Physical Therapy Management of Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association - Geriatrics.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Guideline
- Effects of the Otago Exercise Program on Physical Function Performance Related to Falls in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Gender-Specific Patterns of Injury in Older Adults After a Fall from a Four-Wheeled Walker (Rollator): Retrospective Study from a Swiss Level 1 Trauma Centre.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Effect of a multicomponent intervention on institutionalization-free survival in older adults with sarcopenia: aFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Dominance of attentional focus: a comparative study on its impact on standing postural control in healthy younger and older adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was to investigate the effects of multifactorial programs on the rate of falls and physical performance in ≥60 years old adults. A systematic literature search was conducted in four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library). A total of 518 articles were identified in the initial search, and six RCTs were finally included. Articles written in English, Portuguese and Spanish and published from January 2009 to May 2020 were included in this study. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated by the PEDro scale. A total of 518 studies were identified in the initial search, six RCTs were finally included, and three reached a level 1 of evidence. The findings of this systematic review of RCTs suggest that a physical exercise program, especially exercise group activities, combined with health education or with fall risk home assessment, were the most effective multifactorial program in reducing the rate of falls, although the results were not conclusive in all the studies included. Significant beneficial effects were observed in physical performance, particularly when assessed as gait, mobility and balance, regardless of the components of multifactorial program or exercise. This inconsistency in the results, particularly regarding the rate of falls, together with the variability among the multifactorial programs, suggest that any conclusion must be drawn with caution.
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