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The aim of this review was to assess the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) interventions on the strength, balance, and mobility of nursing home residents older than 80\u00a0years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>An electronic search in MEDLINE, Scopus, and CINAHL databases was conducted. Randomized controlled trials that involved nursing home residents older than 80\u00a0years, that investigated WBV interventions compared with nonintervention, usual care, or placebo, and that measured physical function outcomes including strength, balance, gait, and mobility were included. Risk of bias was assessed by 2 reviewers using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. The standardized mean differences (SMD) between the experimental and control groups were calculated with a random-effects model for each outcome, and subgroup analysis was conducted for different outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 2864 articles were identified; of these, 14 randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis revealed that WBV significantly increased the lower limb muscle strength (SMD\u2009=\u20090.59; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.16 to 1.03), mobility (SMD\u2009=\u20090.45; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.10 to 0.81), gait score (SMD\u2009=\u20090.26; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.01 to 0.51), balance (SMD\u2009=\u20090.41; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.01 to 0.81), and physical performance (SMD\u2009=\u20091.33; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.33 to 2.33).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>WBV may be an effective intervention to improve the strength, balance, mobility, walking ability, and physical performance of older nursing home residents.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Impact<\/jats:title><jats:p>WBV presents a safe, accessible alternative for improving health in this vulnerable population, warranting further research and integration into health care practices.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ptj\/pzae025","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,1]],"date-time":"2024-03-01T01:10:53Z","timestamp":1709255453000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Whole-Body Vibration to Improve Physical Function Parameters in Nursing Home Residents Older Than 80\u00a0Years: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"104","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9969-9573","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Borja","family":"Sa\u00f1udo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Educaci\u00f3n F\u00edsica y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla , Seville , Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9396-6354","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gonzalo","family":"Reverte-Pagola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Educaci\u00f3n F\u00edsica y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla , Seville , Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6563-8246","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ad\u00e9rito","family":"Seixas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Sa\u00fade Fernando Pessoa , Fisioterapia, Porto , Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1061-2898","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tahir","family":"Masud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust , Department of Geriatric Medicine, Nottingham , United Kingdom"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024052405420370800_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1281","DOI":"10.1002\/cphy.c190002","article-title":"Physical exercise in the oldest old","volume":"9","author":"Valenzuela","year":"2019","journal-title":"Compr Physiol"},{"key":"2024052405420370800_ref2","volume-title":"Resistance Training Methods. 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