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July 5, 2025Activities Adaptation & Aging

Falls Prevention in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review

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Why the study?

Adults with cardiovascular disease face a heightened risk of falls, and the effectiveness of exercise in preventing and managing falls in this population needed evaluation.

Do exercise approaches improve physical function and mitigate fall risk in adults and older adults with cardiovascular disease?

Comparison

Exercise protocols vs control

Design

Systematic review of RCTs

Key result

Exercise approaches improved physical function and reduced fall risk in adults with cardiovascular disease across 13 randomized controlled trials.

Authors

RMRita MofirraEMEstela São MartinhoNCNuno Casanova

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Overview

Supports exercise integration into CVD care to improve function and reduce falls; confirms RCT benefits while leaving optimal protocols undefined.

Study Design

Type

Systematic Review

Structured PICO

Do exercise approaches improve physical function and mitigate fall risk in adults and older adults with cardiovascular disease?

P
Population
Adults and older adults with cardiovascular disease (13 RCTs)
I
Intervention
Exercise protocols (varying frequency of 2-5 sessions per week, session duration of 20-60 minutes, and program length of 6-12 weeks)
O
Outcome
Physical function (assessed via 10-m walk test and Berg Balance Scale) and fall risk reduction (evaluated via Falls Efficacy Scale)surrogate

Exercise programs generally improve physical function and reduce fall risk in older adults with cardiovascular disease, though optimal standardized protocols remain to be defined.

Limitations

  • Variations in program design limit the ability to establish standardized recommendations.
  • Variations in program design limit the ability to establish standardized recommendations

Cite This Study

Mofirra et al. (2025) conducted a systematic review in Cardiovascular disease. Exercise was evaluated on Physical function and fall risk reduction. Exercise approaches improved physical function and reduced fall risk in adults with cardiovascular disease across 13 randomized controlled trials.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a100fabd8c5cf602efd965fhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2025.2529097
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