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Effects of Community-based Comprehensive Fall Prevention Program on Muscle Strength, Postural Balance and Fall Efficacy in Elderly People.
- Source :
- Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing; 2014, Vol. 44 Issue 6, p697-707, 11p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Purpose: The purposes of this study was to develop a comprehensive community-based fall prevention program and to test the effects of the program on the muscle strength, postural balance and fall efficacy for elderly people. Methods: The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 28 participants in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. The program consisted of balance exercises, elastic resistance exercises and prevention education. The program was provided five times a week for 8 weeks and each session lasted 90 minutes. Data were analyzed using χ<superscript>2</superscript>-test, independent t-test and paired t-test using the SPSS program. Results: Muscle strength of the lower extremities, postural balance and fall efficacy scores significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: These results suggest that this program can improve lower extremity muscle strength, postural balance and fall efficacy in elders. Therefore, this program is recommended for use in fall prevention programs for elders living in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACCIDENTAL fall prevention
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL correlation
POSTURAL balance
EXPERIMENTAL design
LONGITUDINAL method
MUSCLE strength
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
COMMUNITY-based social services
PRE-tests & post-tests
INTER-observer reliability
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Korean
- ISSN :
- 20053673
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100535188
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.6.697