Study | Risk of bias | ||||||
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Sequence | Allocation | Blinding | Outcome | Report | Other | Notes | |
Ballard et al. [90] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Control group attended the exercise program in the first 2  weeks as a motivation. Examiners were not blinded to groups. Fall diaries were completed at 1-year follow-up, not on a monthly basis. |
Beyer et al. [50] | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | The follow-up started from the point of group assignment. |
Fitzharris et al. [73] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Â |
Freiberger et al. [82]a,b | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Halvarsson et al. [94] | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Seventeen out of the 59 total had neurological and cardiovascular diseases. Fall frequency was assessed retrospectively at the end of the follow-up, not on a monthly basis calendars. |
Iliffe et al. [83]a,b | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Kamide et al. [95] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Karinkanta et al. [51]a,b,c | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Li et al. [89] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Liu-Ambrose et al. [96] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Logan et al. [129] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Logghe et al. [97] | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Lord et al. [101] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Means et al. [86] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Control group attended balance program without training on obstacle course. |
Means et al. [98] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Morgan et al. [84] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Salminen et al. [130] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Suzuki et al. [99] | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Â |
Taylor et al. [76]a,b | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | The follow-up duration started from the entry point in the study to the final assessment point (i.e., the intervention duration is included in the follow-up period). |
Trombetti et al. [88] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | The control group was a delayed intervention control group that started the same implemented intervention during the 6Â months of follow-up. |
Uusi-Rasi et al. [87] | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Â |
Weerdesteyn et al. [100] | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Half of the intervention group was not randomly assigned. The follow-up started from the point of group assignment. |
Whitehead et al. [85] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | The follow-up started from the point of group assignment. |
Yamada et al. [78] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Yamada et al. [79] | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |
Yamada et al. [77] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Â |