Southeast Asia Group Exercise Systematic Review

The review aimed to address this knowledge gap by determining the effectiveness of and the parameters underpinning group exercise interventions among community-dwelling older persons in Southeast Asia. The outcomes of interest were physical function as measured using Time Up and Go test (TUG), activities of daily living (ADL), the physical performance included balance, muscle strength and gait speed, and fall-related outcomes. Data from selected studies were pooled to calculate the effect size through the mean and standard deviations obtained from outcome measures post-intervention for experimental and control groups. The chi-squared test and the I2 statistic were employed to evaluate heterogeneity between studies. The random modal effect model was utilized if I2 exceeded 50% and p-value > 0.1. Mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to analyse the studies. The value of p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.