What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs usual care with or without sham interventions

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Exercise interventions changes functional ability: new incidence of delirium during hospitalisation compared with usual care with or without sham interventions (very low certainty).

• Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.9 [0.58, 1.41]
  7 studies · 2088 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Structured exercise interventions vs usual care with or without sham interventions

• Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 100 participants
  GRADE not reported

Summary of findings table ‐ Progressive resistance exercise interventions vs usual care with or without sham interventions

Summary of findings table ‐ Progressive resistance exercise… showed no clear difference in functional ability: new incidence of delirium during hospitalisation compared with usual care with or without sham interventions (low certainty).

• Exercise for acutely hospitalised older medical patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.96 [0.55, 1.68]
  4 studies · 1256 participants
  Low