Evidence on physical activity and falls prevention for people aged 65+ years: systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

• Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 144
• Main Authors: Sherrington, Catherine, Fairhall, Nicola, Kwok, Wing, Wallbank, Geraldine, Tiedemann, Anne, Michaleff, Zoe A, Ng, Christopher A C M, Bauman, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.11.2020; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - prevention & control; Aged; Balance; Bias; Exercise; Falls; Falls (Accidents); Feasibility studies; Female; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Independent Living; Injury prevention; Intervention; Male; Martial arts; Middle Aged; Older people; Physical fitness; Prevention; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Sedentary behavior; Standard deviation; Systematic review; Taxonomy; World Health Organization; Australia; Aged; Exercise; Physical activity; Accidental falls; Older adults

Exercise prevents falls in older adults. Regular updates of estimated effects of exercise on falls are warranted given the number of new trials, the increasing number of older people globally and the major consequences of falls and fall-related injuries. This update of a 2019 Cochrane Review was und...