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ArticleInternational journal of exercise science2023

Impact of 10-Week Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program on Outcomes Related to Falls Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Mark A Schafer, Paula Upright, Jana L Michalik, K Jason Crandall

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Article in International journal of exercise science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from 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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark A SchaferSchool of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport, Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Paula UprightSchool of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport, Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Jana L MichalikSchool of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport, Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
K Jason CrandallSchool of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport, Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Western Kentucky University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of a 10-week evidence-based falls prevention program (Bingocize®) on self-reported fear of falling, general health, physical activity, social isolation, and avoidance behavior, in community-dwelling older adults in Virginia. Participants > 60 years of age (n= 481) attended BingocizeR group sessions twice per week for 10 weeks. The program combined conventional bingo with periodic strength, balance, flexibility exercises, and fall prevention education. Pre and post assessments gauged participants' self-perception of fear of falling, general health, physical activity, social isolation, and avoidance behavior. 481 participants attended at least 80% of the sessions. Following the intervention, paired sample t-tests revealed statistically significant improvements (p <.05) in fear of falling, physical activity, social isolation, avoidance behavior, and yet there was no notable change in self-reported general health. The 10-week BingocizeR program appears to improve physical activity, social isolation, avoidance behavior, and fear of falling. Self-reported general health did not significantly change.

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Agingevidence-based practicesfall risk reductionphysical activityquality of life

Identifiers

PMID38287933
PMCPMC10824292
OpenAlexW4394739425

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