Physical Activity, Injurious Falls, and Physical Function in Aging: An Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To review and update the evidence of the relationship between physical activity, risk of fall-related injury, and physical function in community-dwelling older people that was presented in the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report (PAGAC Report).

Methods

Duplicate independent screenings of 1415 systematic reviews and meta-analyses published between 2006 and 2016 identified from PubMed®, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL databases yielded 111 articles used for the PAGAC Report. The PAGAC Aging Subcommittee members graded scientific evidence strength based upon a five-criteria rubric and assigned one of four grades: strong, moderate, limited, or not assignable. An updated search of 368 articles published between January 2017 and March 2018 y

SUBMITTER: Dipietro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527126 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature