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230 questions · 242 findings · 27 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 64 · 26.4%GRADE not reported 7 · 2.9%Very low 86 · 35.5%Low 54 · 22.3%Moderate 20 · 8.3%High 11 · 4.5%

Exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people who experience a fall that required hospital admission · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: exercise (all types) changes number of people who experienced one of more falls that resulted in… compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people who experience a fall that required medical attention · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

Summary of findings: exercise (all types) may leads to lower number of people who experienced one or more falls that required… compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: balance and functional exercises vs control (e.g. usual activities)

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 rate of falls (falls per person‐years) compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Multifactorial interventions vs usual care

Risk of falling Length of · and

Summary of findings: Multifactorial interventions showed no clear difference in risk of falling Length of compared with usual care (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Multifactorial interventions vs usual care

Risk of fracture Length of · and

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Multifactorial interventions changes risk of fracture Length of compared with usual care (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review