Reducing falls among older people in general practice: The ProAct65+ exercise intervention trial

Highlights • 6 months of FaME exercise decreases falls incidence and increases habitual physical activity in a low falls risk population. • FaME exercise reduces falls-related injuries, both during the intervention and one year after. • Otago exercise does not appear to reduce falls in a low falls r...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2016-11, Vol.67, p.46-54
Main Authors: Gawler, S, Skelton, D.A, Dinan-Young, S, Masud, T, Morris, R.W, Griffin, M, Kendrick, D, Iliffe, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Exercise
Exercise Therapy - methods
Falls
Female
General Practice
Humans
Incidence
Injury
Internal Medicine
Male
Older adults
Postural Balance
Prevention
Primary care
Self Efficacy
State Medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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Summary:Highlights • 6 months of FaME exercise decreases falls incidence and increases habitual physical activity in a low falls risk population. • FaME exercise reduces falls-related injuries, both during the intervention and one year after. • Otago exercise does not appear to reduce falls in a low falls risk population. • The benefits of a 6 month strength and balance training programme are lost two years after the intervention. • Those who maintained physical activity levels post-intervention continued to show a reduction in falls 2 years later.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.019