Anabela Correia Martins|Claúdia Vanessa Santos|Catarina Silva|Daniela Baltazar|Juliana Moreira|Nuno Tavares
Does modified Otago Exercise Program improves balance in older people? A systematic review
exercise interventions focused strength balance effective falls prevention older people however compliance exercise often problem tailored intervention programs recommended meet person preferences increase compliance otago exercise program oep disseminated fall prevention program individually prescribed home purpose study identify oep modified formats investigate effects balance compared original form delivering four electronic databases searched pubmed pedro science direct scopus january february 2017 eligibility criteria included experimental qualitative design studies conducted among older adults 50 years risk falling ongoing exercise interventions modified formats oep primary outcome balance preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guidelines used eight studies met inclusion criteria five randomized controlled trials rcts two quasiexperimental one qualitative study therefore qualitative analysis performed modified formats oep included additional vestibular multisensory balance exercises augmented reality exercise group dvd delivering format group individual general studies using oep modified formats reported improvements balance functional ability however remains unclear effective original oep modified format effective