School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 10;12(6):e051377. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051377.
Exercise that challenges balance is proven to prevent falls in community-dwelling older people, yet widespread implementation and uptake of effective programmes is low. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised the evidence and evaluated the effect of eHealth-delivered exercise programmes compared with control on balance in community-dwelling people aged ≥65 years.
Nine databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL and Embase, were searched from inception to January 2022 to identify randomised controlled trials evaluating eHealth-delivered exercise programmes for community-dwelling people aged ≥65 years, published in English that included a balance outcome. Primary outcomes were static and dynamic balance. Secondary outcomes included fall risk and fear of falling. We calculated standardised mean differences (SMDs, Hedges' g) with 95% CIs from random effects meta-analyses.
We identified 14 eligible studies that included 1180 participants. Methodological quality ranged from 3 to 8 (mean, 5). The pooled effect indicated that eHealth-delivered exercise programmes have a medium significant effect on static balance (11 studies; SMD=0.62, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.72) with very low-quality evidence. There was small statistically significant effect on dynamic balance (14 studies; SMD=0.42, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.73) with very low-quality evidence, and fall risk (5 studies; SMD=0.32, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.64) with moderate-quality evidence. No significant effect of eHealth programmes on fear of falling was found (four studies; SMD=0.10, 95% CI -0.05 to 0.24; high-quality evidence).
This review provides preliminary evidence that eHealth-delivered exercise programmes improved balance and reduced fall risk in people aged ≥65 years. There is still uncertainty regarding the effect of eHealth delivered exercise programmes on fear of falling.
CRD42018115098.
已证实,挑战平衡的运动可预防社区居住的老年人跌倒,但广泛实施和采用有效的方案的情况很低。本系统评价和荟萃分析综合了证据,并评估了与对照组相比,电子健康提供的运动方案对年龄≥65 岁的社区居住者平衡的影响。
从建库到 2022 年 1 月,我们在 9 个数据库(包括 MEDLINE、CINAHL 和 Embase)中进行了检索,以确定评估年龄≥65 岁的社区居住者的电子健康提供的运动方案的随机对照试验,这些试验发表于英文,包含平衡结果。主要结局是静态和动态平衡。次要结局包括跌倒风险和对跌倒的恐惧。我们从随机效应荟萃分析中计算了标准化均数差值(SMD,Hedges'g)及其 95%置信区间。
我们确定了 14 项符合条件的研究,这些研究共纳入了 1180 名参与者。方法学质量从 3 分到 8 分(平均 5 分)不等。汇总效应表明,电子健康提供的运动方案对静态平衡有中等显著影响(11 项研究;SMD=0.62,95%CI 0.27 至 0.72),证据质量为极低。对动态平衡有小的统计学显著影响(14 项研究;SMD=0.42,95%CI 0.11 至 0.73),证据质量为极低,对跌倒风险有较小的统计学显著影响(5 项研究;SMD=0.32,95%CI 0.00 至 0.64),证据质量为中等。电子健康方案对跌倒恐惧没有显著影响(4 项研究;SMD=0.10,95%CI -0.05 至 0.24;高质量证据)。
本综述提供了初步证据,表明电子健康提供的运动方案改善了年龄≥65 岁人群的平衡并降低了跌倒风险。关于电子健康提供的运动方案对跌倒恐惧的影响,仍存在不确定性。
PROSPERO 注册号:CRD42018115098。