ReviewEuropean review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2023
Exercise based reduction of falls in communitydwelling older adults: a network meta-analysis.
Review in European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Standing Postural Balance Control in Women with and Without Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine exercise in alleviating anxiety and depression in older adults: a comprehensive study with randomized controlled trial and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of the Chinese traditional fitness practice Wuqinxi on balance improvement in older women with a history of falls: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Health gains from rehabilitation programs implemented by nurses for older people with impaired mobility and self-care deficit: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Co-designing a technology-enhanced fall-prevention program for community-dwelling older adults: a qualitative pre-implementation study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Dynamic transitions in falls and physical activity among older adults in Malaysia: a longitudinal multi-state analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a Multicomponent Occupational Therapy Intervention on Balance, Functional Mobility, and Proprioception in Institutionalized Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Testing an Innovative Gait Training Program in Immersive Virtual Reality for Healthy Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Article
- Evidence Based Strategies for Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Mechanism-Driven Strategies for Reducing Fall Risk in the Elderly: A Multidisciplinary Review of Exercise Interventions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Gait abnormalities and longitudinal fall risk in older patients with end-stage kidney disease and sarcopenia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Evolution of documents related to the influence of physical activity and functional capacity throughout the aging process: a bibliometric review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
- Article
- The optimal method for improving postural balance in healthy young and older people: specific training for postural tasks encountered in personal physical practice.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundTraditional meta-analyses with pairwise direct comparison revealed that a variety of exercise-based training interventions can prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults. This network meta-analysis adds value by comparing and ranking different exercise training strategies based on their effects on fall risk reductions determined by analysis of direct and indirect comparisons.
methodsThe studies included in this network meta-analysis were identified through a comprehensive search in five biomedical databases (PubMed, SportDiscus, CINAHL, Web of Science and EMBASE). We included (randomized) controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the occurance of fall events in older adults who received different interventional treatments.
resultsSeventy six comparisons from 66 RCTs with 47.420 (61% male / 39% female) participants aged 77 ± 4 (68 - 88) years were included in this network meta-analysis. The network model revealed low heterogeneity (I
conclusionPhysical activity that includes balance training presents itself to be the most effective. Multifactorial approaches are well investigated but could be slightly less effective than isolated postural control training.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.