Comparative effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation programs on functional recovery after hip fracture in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based rehabilitation is critical for functional recovery in older adults after hip fracture, yet the optimal strategy remains uncertain. Previous reviews are limited by the pooling of heterogeneous interventions and an incomplete assessment of evidence quality. This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to compare the effectiveness of different community-based rehabilitation programs and, critically, to formally assess the certainty of the evidence.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and NMA of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from four electronic databases up to August 1, 2025. We included RCTs comparing community-based rehabilitation programs (Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Care [MDC], Structured Home Exercise [HomeEx], Attention/Active Control [

SUBMITTER: Liang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12870208 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature