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Home-based exercise may improve aerobic fitness (SMD = 0.42) in older adults.
Home-based exercise can be recommended to improve aerobic fitness in older adults.
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Interventions improved aerobic fitness (N = 8; SMD = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.08-0.77; very low certainty).
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Based on systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Source
Therapeutic Quality Affects Physical Fitness Benefits of Home Exercise Interventions in Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression
Kenneth S. Noguchi et al. · Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy · 2024
DOI 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000404
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