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article 15 Citação(ões) na Scopus Minimally Supervised Multimodal Exercise to Reduce Falls Risk in Economically and Educationally Disadvantaged Older Adults(2013) ALMEIDA, Tais L.; ALEXANDER, Neil B.; NYQUIST, Linda V.; MONTAGNINI, Marcos L.; SANTOS, Angela C. S.; RODRIGUES, Giselle H. P.; NEGRAO, Carlos E.; TROMBETTA, Ivani C.; WAJNGARTEN, MauricioFew studies have evaluated the benefit of providing exercise to underprivileged older adults at risk for falls. Economically and educationally disadvantaged older adults with previous falls (mean age 79.06, SD = 4.55) were randomized to 4 mo of multimodal exercise provided as fully supervised center-based (FS, n = 45), minimally supervised home-based (MS, n = 42), or to nonexercise controls (C, n = 32). Comparing groups on the mean change in fall-relevant mobility task performance between baseline and 4 mo and compared with the change in C, both FS and MS had significantly greater reduction in timed up-and-go, F(2,73) = 5.82, p = .004, eta(2)(p) = .14, and increase in tandem-walk speed, F(2,73) = 7.71, p < .001 eta(2)(p) = .17. Change in performance did not statistically differ between FS and MS. In community-dwelling economically and educationally disadvantaged older adults with a history of falls, minimally supervised home-based and fully supervised center-based exercise programs may be equally effective in improving fall-relevant functional mobility.