SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
The association between sedentary behavior and falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
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- What to Know About Falls in Older Adults? Risk Factors, Predictors, and Therapeutic Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Home-Based Exercise and Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Development, Validation and Usability of theJMIR aging · 2025Article
- Preliminary Effectiveness of a Companion Dog Whole Health Intervention for Improving Balance and Gait Quality in Veterans.Military medicine · 2025Article
- The Impact of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity on Bone Health: A Narrative Review from the Rehabilitation Working Group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation.Calcified tissue international · 2025Review
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- Sedentary Behaviour and Its Correlates Among Older Adults in Malaysia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Study on sedentary behavior and its influencing factors in elderly ovarian cancer patients during home confinement.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Mindfulness, Depression, and Fall Risk in Low-Income Older Adults.Research in health and medicine · 2025Article
- Daily sitting time and past-year falls in Japanese adults: an exploratory cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The association between daily movement behavior and adjusted handgrip strength in post-menopausal women.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Incident and Recurrent Falls Among Men Enrolled in Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Programs: An Examination of Race and Ethnicity.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: It is generally believed that sedentary behavior (SB) increases the risk of falls among older adults, but the evidence for it remains inconsistent and scarce. Purpose: Our study aims to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of available evidence regarding the association of SB with falls in older adults. Method: A comprehensive search strategy was conducted using several online databases from 1906 to March 2022. Cohort studies both concerning the association between SB and falls and involving participants over 60 years old were regarded as eligible for inclusion. Evidence was pooled by a random-effects meta-analysis. Quality assessment for individual studies was performed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Results: Altogether seven publications were identified, and the age of the 24,750 individuals involved ranging from 60 to 99 years old. Overall quality of the included studies was rated as moderate-to-high quality. We found that SB was significantly associated with increased risk of falls compared with non-SB among older adults [Odds ratio (OR) = 1.17, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07-1.28; Conclusion: The findings provide reliable support for the hypothesis that sedentary lifestyles are strong predictors of falls among older adults, offering critical indications to develop strategies for fall prevention.
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