Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

147 questions · 168 findings · 12 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 42 · 25%GRADE not reported 2 · 1.2%Very low 89 · 53%Low 22 · 13.1%Moderate 8 · 4.8%High 5 · 3%

Fear of falling3 Immediately post intervention · older people living in the community

The intervention may leads to higher fear of falling3 Immediately post intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.37 [0.18, 0.56]
24 studies · 1692 participants
Low

Fear of falling < 6 months · older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes fear of falling < 6 months (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.17
4 studies · 356 participants
Very low

Occurrence of at least 1 fall · older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes occurrence of at least 1 fall (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.74, 0.98]
9 studies · 1113 participants
Very low

Depressive symptoms10 · older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes depressive symptoms10 (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 406 participants
Very low

Anxiety · older people living in the community

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 77 participants
Very low

Physical activity · older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes physical activity (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 3.44
4 studies · 547 participants
Very low

Activity avoidance or restriction · older people living in the community

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found