What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs control

Summary of findings for exercise probably leads to lower rate of Falls (falls per person‐year) compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.74 [0.63, 0.87]
  12 studies · 1456 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs control

Summary of findings for exercise showed no clear difference in number of people who experienced one or more falls compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk ratio 0.9 [0.8, 1]
  9 studies · 932 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs control

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for exercise changes number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk ratio 0.57 [0.28, 1.17]
  5 studies · 989 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 951 participants
  Low

Exercise vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 1242 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 923 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for exercise plus education changes rate of Falls (falls per person‐year) compared with control (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.46 [0.12, 1.85]
  2 studies · 320 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

Summary of findings for exercise plus education showed no clear difference in number of people who experienced one or more falls compared with control (low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk Ratio 0.89 [0.75, 1.07]
  3 studies · 352 participants
  Low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for exercise plus education changes number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (very low certainty).

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Risk ratio 1.45 [0.4, 5.32]
  2 studies · 320 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 305 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 343 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings for exercise plus education vs control

• Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 133 participants
  Very low