Effects of exercise intervention on falls and balance function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review the effects of an exercise intervention on falls and balance function in older adults (aged > 60 years) without diagnosed diseases.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CNKI databases were searched for randomized controlled trials about exercise intervention on falls and balance function in older adults. Use Review Manager 5.4 to test the risk bias in the included literature, and use Stata17 for publication bias test, sensitivity analysis, combining effect sizes, forest plots, and subgroup analysis.

Results

A total of 37 randomized controlled trials were included, and meta-analysis showed that after the exercise intervention in the intervention group, there was a significant increase in the Modified Fall Effi

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12536800 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature