Interventions to increase physical activity among older adults (PEDro synthesis)
This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy.
Chase JA. Interventions to increase physical activity among older adults: a meta-analysis. Gerontologist 2015;55:706–18.
Chronic illness are responsible for 84% of all healthcare expenditure and are highly prevalent among the older population.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of interventions designed to increase PA behaviour among older adults.
The databases searched were: PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PsychInfo, Google...
Publisher URL: http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/51/18/1375
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096859
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