Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)
Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)
Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises leads to lower number of people who experienced one of more falls compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.87 [0.82, 0.91]37 studies · 8288 participantsHigh