Effectiveness of Exercise in Older Adults Discharged From the ER After Minor Injuries: The CEDeComS Stepped-Wedge Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults consulting Emergency Departments (EDs) for minor injuries are at risk for new functional impairments in the 6 months following their injuries.

Objective

To compare the effects of exercise programs versus usual ED practices on functional status and physical performance at 3-6 months in at-risk older adults with minor injuries.

Design and settings

Stepped-wedge randomized trial in six Canadian EDs from 2017 to 2020. Participants aged ≥ 65 years were screened for low, moderate, or high risk of functional decline and assessed three times: baseline at ED, 3 and 6 months.

Intervention and measures

Multicomponent (flexibility, balance, strengthening, aerobic) and risk-level adapted exercise programs targeting moderate- and high-risk patients, 3

SUBMITTER: Sirois MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12774303 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature