TY - JOUR T1 - A functional task exercise programme was better than a resistance exercise programme in elderly women JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 119 LP - 119 DO - 10.1136/ebm.10.4.119 VL - 10 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/08/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/10/4/119.abstract N2 - de Vreede PL, Samson MM, van Meeteren NL, et al. Functional-task exercise versus resistance strength exercise to improve daily function in older women: a randomized, controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;53:2–10.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science 
 
 Q In elderly community dwelling women, is a functional task exercise programme (FTP) better than a resistance exercise programme (REP) for improving activities of daily living? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ Geriatrics ★★★★★★☆ Physical medicine & rehabilitation ★★★★★☆☆ Design: randomised controlled trial. Allocation: {allocation concealed.*}† Blinding: blinded (data collectors).* Follow up period: 12 weeks. Setting: community leisure centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Patients: 98 elderly women ⩾70 years of age (mean age 74 y) who were medically fit to participate in an exercise programme. Exclusion criteria included recent fractures, unstable cardiovascular or metabolic diseases, and musculoskeletal disease or other chronic illness that might limit training or testing. Intervention: (i) FTP (core exercises done for >2 of 4 domains … ER -