Home-based exercise programmes improve physical fitness of healthy older adults: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis with relevance for COVID-19

H. Chaabene, O. Prieske, M. Herz, J. Moran, J. Hoehne, R. Kliegl, R. Ramirez-Campillo, D. G. Behm, T. Hortobagyi, U. Granacher*

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Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of home-based exercise programmes on measures of physical-fitness in healthy older adults. Seventeen randomized-controlled trials were included with a total of 1,477 participants. Results indicated small effects of home-based training on muscle strength (betweenstudy standardised-mean-difference [SMD] = 0.30), muscle power (SMD = 0.43), muscular endurance (SMD = 0.28), and balance (SMD = 0.28). We found no statistically significant effects for single-mode strength vs. multimodal training (e.g., combined balance, strength, and flexibility exercises) on measures of muscle strength and balance. Single-mode strength training had moderate effects on muscle strength (SMD = 0.51) and balance (SMD = 0.65) while multimodal training had no statistically significant effects on muscle strength and balance. Irrespective of the training type, 3 weekly sessions produced larger effects on muscle strength (SMD = 0.45) and balance (SMD = 0.37) compared with

Original languageEnglish
Article number101265
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalAgeing Research Reviews
Volume67
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May-2021

Keywords

  • Intervention effectiveness
  • Physical activity
  • Training
  • Elderly people
  • Evidence-based review

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