Cochrane · systematic review · CD009848
Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community
Kendrick, D, Kumar, A, Carpenter, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Bone, Joint and Muscle TraumaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 71.4%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community
Population: older people living in the community
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Fear of falling3 Immediately post intervention | SMD 0.37 [0.18, 0.56] | 24 studies · 1692 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Fear of falling < 6 months | SMD 0.17 | 4 studies · 356 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Occurrence of at least 1 fall | RR 0.85 [0.74, 0.98] | 9 studies · 1113 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Depressive symptoms10 | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 406 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Anxiety | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 77 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Physical activity | MD 3.44 | 4 studies · 547 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Activity avoidance or restriction | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |