Characteristics of optimum falls prevention exercise programmes for community-dwelling older adults using the FITT principle

Table 3 Type(s) of exercise undertaken in each programme based on the ProFaNE taxonomy [31]

Reference number	Gait, balance and functional training	Strength/resistance	Flexibility	3-D	General physical activity	Endurance	Other training
[9]	✓	✓	✓		✓
[17, 19]	✓	✓	✓
[65]	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
[39]	✓		✓			✓
[61]	✓						Martial arts fall techniques
[10]	✓	✓	✓
[22]	✓	✓
[35]	✓	✓
[8]	✓	✓	✓		✓
[43]	✓	✓	✓		✓
[44]	✓	✓	✓		✓
[4]		✓				✓
[27]				✓
[33]				✓
[37]	✓	✓	✓
[47]	✓	✓				✓
[53]	✓	✓	✓ (CG)		✓ (CG)	✓
[56]	✓	✓	✓	✓
[64]				✓
[52]	✓	✓	✓			✓
[63]		✓ (RT)		✓ (TC)
[29]	✓	✓	✓				Impact training
[32]		✓
[42]	✓	✓
[2]	✓	✓	✓			✓
[62]	✓ (CBT)			✓ (TC)
[28]	✓	✓	✓
[30]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ (CG)	✓
[55]	✓	✓
[20]	✓	✓	✓			✓	Competence, perceptual (PG)
[13]	✓	✓

PG psychomotor group, CG control group, TC tai chi group, CBT computerised balance training group, RT resistance training group
✓ Included in exercise intervention

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