Effectiveness of home-based exercise delivered by digital health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Background: regular physical exercise is essential to maintain or improve functional capacity in older adults. Multimorbidity, functional limitation, social barriers and currently, coronavirus disease of 2019, among others, have increased the need for home-based exercise (HBE) programmes and digital health interventions (DHI). Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of HBE programs delivered by DHI on physical function, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) improvement and falls reduction in older adults. Design: systematic review and meta-analysis. Participants: community-dwelling older adults over 65 years. Intervention: exercises at home through DHI. Outcomes measures: physical function, HRQoL and falls. [...]