Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014
Effects of a randomized controlled recurrent fall prevention program on risk factors for falls in frail elderly living at home in rural communities.
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- Physical-activity interventions to reduce fear of falling in frail and pre-frail older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.European geriatric medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise Intervention on Reducing the Fall Risk in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Educational interventions to empower nursing home residents: a systematic literature review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016Pooled it
- Evaluating muscle characteristics and fall events: insights from real-world longitudinal data.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Trauma systems in high socioeconomic index countries in 2050.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Decreased Joint Position Sense of the Ankle Joint Is a Risk Factor for Falls in the Elderly.Cureus · 2023Article
- Meaning of community activity participation for older adults in couple households.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Article
- Age-friendly interventions in rural and remote areas: A scoping review.Australasian journal on ageing · 2022Article
- Interventions addressing functional abilities of older people in rural and remote areas: a scoping review of available evidence based on WHO functional ability domains.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Interventions and measurement instruments used for falls efficacy in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2022Review
- Can an Eight-Session Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program Reduce Fall Risk and Fear of Falling among the Elderly?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Fall among Rural Elderly: A County-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Differences in the level of physical fitness and mobility among older women with osteoporosis and healthy women-cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Implementing Precision Medicine in Human Frailty through Epigenetic Biomarkers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Reversal of age-associated frailty by controlled physical exercise: The pre-clinical and clinical evidences.Sports medicine and health science · 2019Review
- Use of a Single Wireless IMU for the Segmentation and Automatic Analysis of Activities Performed in the 3-m Timed Up & Go Test.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Delivery of Fall Prevention Interventions for At-Risk Older Adults in Rural Areas: Findings from a National Dissemination.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Tai Chi Chuan can improve balance and reduce fear of falling in community dwelling older adults: a randomized control trial.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalling can lead to severe health issues in the elderly and importantly contributes to morbidity, death, immobility, hospitalization, and early entry to long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to devise a recurrent fall prevention program for elderly women in rural areas. MATERIAL/
methodsThis study adopted an assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial methodology. Subjects were enrolled in a 12-week recurrent fall prevention program, which comprised strength training, balance training, and patient education. Muscle strength and endurance of the ankles and the lower extremities, static balance, dynamic balance, depression, compliance with preventive behavior related to falls, fear of falling, and fall self-efficacy at baseline and immediately after the program were assessed. Sixty-two subjects (mean age 69.2±4.3 years old) completed the program--31 subjects in the experimental group and 31 subjects in the control group.
resultsWhen the results of the program in the 2 groups were compared, significant differences were found in ankle heel rise test, lower extremity heel rise test, dynamic balance, depression, compliance with fall preventative behavior, fear of falling, and fall self-efficacy (p<0.05), but no significant difference was found in static balance.
conclusionsThis study shows that the fall prevention program described effectively improves muscle strength and endurance, balance, and psychological aspects in elderly women with a fall history.
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