What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise probably leads to lower rate of falls (falls per person‐years) compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (moderate certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.66 [0.5, 0.88]
  11 studies · 1374 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise probably leads to lower number of people who experienced one or more falls compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (moderate certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.64, 0.96]
  17 studies · 1623 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise showed no clear difference in number of people who experienced one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (low certainty).

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.85 [0.62, 1.16]
  3 studies · 1810 participants
  Low

Summary of findings: multiple categories of exercise vs control (e.g. usual activities)

• Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 1177 participants
  Very low