Exercise Programmes Delivered by Prerecorded Video for Adults 60 and Over: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who work with older adults in home health, outpatient, community wellness or fall-prevention settings, and anyone building home programmes that lean on video demonstration.

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The material also suits occupational therapists, exercise professionals and rehabilitation students with an interest in geriatrics and remote programme delivery.

Intended audience

Physical Therapy

Level

Intermediate

Delivery format

Online, asynchronous, self-paced course: interactive reading with audio or video, and a scored post-test.

Based on

This course reports on a single open-access systematic review and meta-analysis. Every finding, figure and conclusion described in the course comes from that paper.

Adliah F, Hall AJ, Goodwin V, Lamb S. Effects of exercise programmes delivered using video technology on physical performance and falls in people aged 60 years and over living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2025;15:e092775. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092775. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Review protocol registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023415530).

Scope of this course

The course describes what these reviewers searched for, what they pooled, how much confidence they placed in each result and what they said remained unresolved. It does not add recommendations beyond the source, and it is not a technique course in video production or in prescribing a specific programme.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the population, the intervention and the comparison conditions used in this review of exercise programmes delivered through prerecorded instructional videos.
2. State which aspects of physical performance improved in the pooled results and how much confidence the reviewers placed in each of those results.
3. Explain why the reviewers reported continuing uncertainty about falls and fear of falling, and what limits they placed on their own conclusions.

1. Start Here: how the course works and what the source article is
2. The Podcast: Video-Delivered Exercise for Older Adults (about nine minutes)
3. What the Review Asked and Who Took Part
4. How the Trials Were Found, Judged and Combined
5. Strength, Balance, Mobility and Overall Physical Performance
6. Falls, Fear of Falling, Adherence and Safety
7. Reading the Findings With Their Limits: What This Could Mean in Practice
8. Key Takeaways
9. Post-test and course evaluation

Quinn Millington, PT, DPT, ECS is the instructor of record: the licensed clinician who reviewed this course and signed off on it. The name and credentials print on the certificate.

Disclosures. This course was developed by The ConEd Solution, which has a financial interest in its sale. No outside funding or sponsorship was received. The instructor of record has no affiliation with the authors of the source publication or their institutions.

This course awards 0.5 contact hours (30 min). How you earn them:

1. Complete the course. Every lesson, in order.
2. Pass the post-test. Score 80% or higher. Retakes are allowed.
3. Complete the evaluation. A short form rating each learning objective and the course.
4. Download your certificate. It is issued on completion and stays available in My Account.

The episode time is its measured length. Reading, post-test and evaluation times are estimates.

This course is designed to satisfy the quality requirements state boards set for continuing education. Requirements vary by state, and confirming that a course fits your renewal is up to you. Each state’s own acceptance statement is in the credit panel on this page.

1. This course reports on a single open-access systematic review and meta-analysis. Every finding, figure and conclusion described in the course comes from that paper.
2. Adliah F, Hall AJ, Goodwin V, Lamb S. Effects of exercise programmes delivered using video technology on physical performance and falls in people aged 60 years and over living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2025;15:e092775. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092775. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Review protocol registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023415530).
3. Scope of this course
4. The course describes what these reviewers searched for, what they pooled, how much confidence they placed in each result and what they said remained unresolved. It does not add recommendations beyond the source, and it is not a technique course in video production or in prescribing a specific programme.