Supplementary materials: Effect of home-based exercise programs with e-devices on falls among community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis

<p dir="ltr"><b>These are peer-reviewed supplementary materials for the article '</b><b>Effect of home-based exercise programs </b><b>with e-devices on falls among </b><b>community-dwelling older adults: a </b><b>meta-analysis</b><b>' published in the</b><b> </b><b><i>Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research</i></b><b>.</b></p><ul><li><b>Supplementary Table 1: </b>The complete search strategy on eight online databases</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><b>Aim: </b>To explore the effectiveness of home-based exercise programs with e-devices (HEPEs) on falls among community-dwelling older adults.<b> Methods:</b> Twelve randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis considering four fall-related outcomes. <b>Results: </b>HEPEs significantly reduced the rate of falls (risk ratio: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.72–0.95; p = 0.006) and improved lower extremity strength (mean difference: -0.94; 95% CI: -1.71 to -0.47; p < 0.001). There was a significant improvement favoring HEPEs on balance if the participants were aged >75 years (mean difference: -0.55; 95% CI: -1.05 to -0.05; p = 0.03), or the intervention duration was at least 16 weeks (mean difference: -0.81; 95% CI: -1.58 to -0.05; p = 0.04). <b>Conclusion:</b> HEPEs demonstrated an overall positive effect on falls among community-dwelling older adults.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p>