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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Implementing exercise programs to prevent falls: systematic descriptive review

 

All studies (n = 29)

Population

 

 Average age of participants (years)

74

 % women

66 %

 Above-average risk population, n (%)a

22 (76 %)

Type of exercise

 

 Gait, Balance, and functional training, n (%)

21 (72 %)

 Strength/resistance, n (%)

21 (72 %)

 General physical activity, n (%)

12 (41 %)

 Flexibility, n (%)

8 (28 %)

 Endurance, n (%)

6 (21 %)

 3D (Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Dance), n (%)

3 (10 %)

 Other, n (%)

1 (3 %)

Setting

 

 Home, n (%)

9 (31 %)

 Class, n (%)

8 (28 %)

 Class and home, n (%)

5 (17 %)

 Clinic, hospital, other, n (%)

7 (24 %)

Instructor

 

 Physical therapists, n (%)

16 (55 %)

 Tai chi or exercise instructor, n (%)

4 (14 %)

 Nurse, n (%)

2 (7 %)

 Other, n (%)

7 (24 %)

  1. aAbove-average risk population: Study sample classified as at above-average risk for falls if baseline annualized probability of at least one fall was higher than 36 % in the sample. This is the upper limit of the 95 % confidence interval for the probability of falling at least once in any given year for an unselected sample of individuals age ≥ 65 (Ganz et al. 2007)