Table 2.

Contents of home-based physiotherapy

	Warm-up	Strength exercises	Flexibility exercises	Balance exercises	Functional exercises
Modes of activities	Various activities	Orientation 2–3 weeks: based on the Otago exercise program [31] (5 leg muscle strengthening exercises with up to 4 levels of difficulty). Muscle strength, power and endurance periods, each 8 weeks, repeated twice during 12 months	Various flexibility exercises for large joints and the spine to enlarge the ROM	Otago [31] exercises (12 balance exercises with up to 4 levels of difficulty)	Flexibility, strength and balance exercises combined with IADL activities and walking outside
Intensity	Low to moderate	Moderate to vigorous (12–17 of RPE) [36]	Moderate	Challenges to the individual’s balance abilities	Challenges to the individual’s functional abilities
Progression	Changing intensity and activities according to physical condition	Using extra weights, increasing the level of difficulty	Changing activities	Selecting more advanced balance exercises (e.g. static, dynamic, dual task)	Selecting more advanced functional exercises
Frequency	2 times / week	2 times / week	2 times / week	2 times / week	One time / week
Duration	Approx. 5–10 min	Approx. 30 min	Approx. 10 min	Approx. 20 min	Integrated to other exercises
Assessment	Shortness of breath	SPPB [28, 56], RPE [36]	ROM	Time (s), observation	Task accomplishment

IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, ROM Range of motion, RPE Rating of Perceived Exertion (scale 6 to 20), s second(s), SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery