Effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation interventions on depressive symptoms in older adults post hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pooled result · Depressive symptoms (pooled, 4 trials)Result — go to the resultHedges's g −0.43 95% CI −0.87 to 0.01Authors' conclusion
There is a potential benefit of exercise rehabilitation interventions on depressive symptoms after hip fracture.
Study context
- Population
- Older adults post hip fracture; definitive, pilot or feasibility RCTs
- Participants
- 1,146 participants8 trials
- Comparison
- Exercise rehabilitation interventions vs any comparator
- Outcome
- Depressive symptoms
- Follow-up
- Intervention end
Methodological detailsCochrane Risk of Bias 2, narrative synthesis and meta-analysis, Three trials low risk of bias, three some concerns, two high risk
- Cochrane Risk of Bias 2
- Narrative synthesis and meta-analysis
- Three trials low risk of bias, three some concerns, two high risk
Pooled result
Depressive symptoms (pooled, 4 trials)
Hedges's g
−0.43
95% CI −0.87 to 0.01
As reported in the abstract
Further pooled results
Depressive symptoms adjusted for baseline (3 trials)
- Three trials demonstrated no between group difference following adjustment for baseline depressive symptoms
Depression with added falls prevention, nutrition consultation and depression management (1 trial)
- One trial found lower odds of depression
Original publication
Effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation interventions on depressive symptoms in older adults post hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. Published 13 October 2023. doi:10.
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