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Effects of exercise programmes delivered using video technology on physical performance and falls in people aged 60 years and over living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fadhia Adliah, Abigail J Hall, Victoria Goodwin, Sarah Lamb

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Synthesis in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Fadhia AdliahPublic Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Exeter, UK fa436@exeter.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2559-2926
Abigail J HallPublic Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-5631
Victoria GoodwinPublic Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3860-9607
Sarah LambPublic Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Exeter, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised the evidence and evaluated the effect of exercise programmes delivered using instructional videos compared with control on physical performance and falls in community-dwelling older people aged 60 years and older.

designA systematic review and meta-analysis conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, TRIP and PEDro. Grey literature sources included theses and dissertations from Ethos and ProQuest. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Studies were included if they involved community-dwelling older people (aged >60 years) participating in exercise programmes delivered through instructional videos. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Treatment effects were estimated using a random-effects model, reporting 95% CIs, mean differences (MD) and standardised MDs (SMD, Hedges' g) for outcomes measured in different units. The risk of bias was assessed using ROB2, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

resultsA total of 7487 records were screened, with 16 studies (n=1910) meeting the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis of 11 studies revealed significant effects of video-delivered exercise programmes in lower extremity strength (SMD=0.35, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.59; I

conclusionsVideo-delivered exercise programmes improved physical performance, particularly lower extremity strength, balance and mobility, with low to moderate quality evidence. There is uncertainty about the effect of video-delivered exercise programmes on the number of falls, number of fallers and fear of falling. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023415530.

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Accidental FallsExercise TherapyPhysical Functional PerformanceVideo RecordingAgedAged, 80 and overHumansIndependent LivingMiddle AgedPostural BalanceAgedDigital TechnologyExercise

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