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. 2021 Nov 29;18(23):12562. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312562

Table 2.

Characteristics of the included studies.

Code Publish Time Country intervention Programs Exercise Intervention Type Participant Type Age Gender Test Group Size Control Group Size PEDro Score Literature Quality
Guo et al. (2020) [29] 2020 China Exercise includes weight-bearing exercise, balance training and muscle training. Weight-bearing exercises are carried out 3 times a day, 20 min each time. Balance exercise can improve balance ability, which is carried out 3 times a day, 20 min each time. Integrated training (weight training, balance training, and muscle training) Older adults with osteoporosis 62–80 Mixed 35 35 5 Medium
Lipardo et al. (2020) [30] 2020 Philippines 12 consecutive weeks, 3 sessions per week, 60 to 90 min of physical training Physical training Older adults in the community with mild cognitive impairment 60–83 Mixed 23 23 5 Medium
Roller et al. (2017) [31] 2018 United States Subjects in the Pilates group attended 8 × 10³sessions of a 45-min Pilates exercise program using a Reformer once a week over a 10-week period Pilates Older adults over 65 years old with a history of falls in the past year 65–95 Mixed 27 28 7 High
Sousa et al. (2016a) [32] 2016 Portugal The aerobic exercise group trained twice per week in a land environment (Mondays and Wednesdays) and once per week in an aquatic environment (Fridays). All aerobic training sessions consisted of: (i) a 10-min warm-up period, which included walking and flexibility exercises; (ii)a 30-min cardiorespiratory period, including walking and/or brisk walking; (iii) a 10-min muscular endurance, which included three exercises (three sets of 15–20 repetitions) using only bodyweight and gravity for strengthening the lower and upper limbs in a land environment, and water resistance in an aquatic environment; and (iv) a 5-min cool-down period, which included breathing and stretching exercises. Aerobic exercise Older men in the community 65–74 Male 22 22 6 Medium
Sousa et al. (2016b) [32] 2016 Portugal the aerobic training session on Mondays were replaced by a resistance exercise session. The intensity of the resistance training sessions was defined by the pyramidal method set to 65% of 1-RM in the first eight weeks; 75% of 1-RM for Weeks 8–24; 70% of 1-RM for Weeks 24–28; and 65% of 1-RM for Weeks 28–32 (three sets of 10–12 repetitions in all sessions). Each session always began with a 10-min warm-up and ended with a cool-down period. The main part of the sessions consisted of a circuit of seven exercises: bench press, leg press, lateral pull-down, leg extension, military press, leg curl and arm curl, in this order, and carried out with conventional variable resistance devices (PANATTA, Fitline 2000 series, Italy). The 1-RM values were taken at the first workout of Week 1, Week 8, Week 16 and Week 24, and at the last workout of Week 32, allowing periodic adjustment of the resistance training intensity for the combined exercise group. Integrated training (weight training, balance training, and muscle training) Older men in the community 65–74 Male 22 22 6 Medium
Sungkarat et al. (2016) [33] 2017 Thailand Participants in the Tai Chi group attended Tai Chi classes led by a certified Tai Chi instructor for 3 weeks (9 sessions) to learn Tai Chi principles and the 10-form Tai Chi. The Tai Chi classes were held with six or seven persons per class in the exercise room at the Department of Physical Therapy. Participants then practiced Tai Chi at home three times per week for 12 weeks. Tai chi Older adults with mild cognitive impairment 61–75 Mixed 33 33 6 Medium
Wang et al. (2020) [34] 2020 China Exercise 5 times a week, time is 7:00–8:30 in the morning, each exercise time is 90 min, including 15 min of warm-up activities, 60 min of formal exercises, and 15 min of relaxation. Diabolo training Older adults in rural area 60–72 Female 14 13 5 Medium
Wu et al. (2017) [35] 2017 China Baduanjin exercises are performed 2 times a day, 3 times each time, and the treatment cycle is 30 days. The patient chooses appropriate actions for practice under the guidance of doctors according to their own conditions and individual differences Ba Duan Jin Older adults in the community 65–80 Mixed 60 60 6 Medium
Zhang et al. (2016) [36] 2016 China Training time is 45 min, training 5 days per week, and the intervention time is 8 weeks Balance training Older adults in the
community
63–78 Mixed 60 60 6 Medium
Zhuang et al. (2014) [37] 2014 China The intervention group received 60 min exercise classes three times per week for 12 weeks in the community center. The intensity of the exercise was increased gradually over time to help participants achieve success. Each class started with a 5-min warm-up, followed by 15 min of balance exercises, 15 min of muscle-strength training, 15 min of
8-form Yang style Tai Chi Chuan, and ending with 10 min of flexibility/stretching and cool-down.
Integrated training (muscle training, balance raining, and Tai Chi) Older adults in the community 60–80 Mixed 28 28 6 Medium