ArticleClinical interventions in aging2017
Combination of BTrackS and Geri-Fit as a targeted approach for assessing and reducing the postural sway of older adults with high fall risk.
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- Unveiling Fall Triggers in Older Adults: A Machine Learning Graphical Model Analysis.Mathematics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Associations of Mutually Exclusive Categories of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Body Composition and Fall Risk in Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Balance Differences between North and South American Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional, Age and Sex Matched Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The effects of nurse driven mobility intervention (NDMI) on activities of daily living, mobility, fear of falling, and balance performance in hospitalized older patients: A pilot study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
- Resistance Training Reduces Age- and Geography-Related Physical Function Discrepancies in Older Adults.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
Atypically high postural sway measured by a force plate is a known risk factor for falls in older adults. Further, it has been shown that small, but significant, reductions in postural sway are possible with various balance exercise interventions. In the present study, a new low-cost force-plate technology called the Balance Tracking System (BTrackS) was utilized to assess postural sway of older adults before and after 90 days of a well-established exercise program called Geri-Fit. Results showed an overall reduction in postural sway across all participants from pre- to post-intervention. However, the magnitude of effects was significantly influenced by the amount of postural sway demonstrated by individuals prior to Geri-Fit training. Specifically, more participants with atypically high postural sway pre-intervention experienced an overall postural sway reduction. These reductions experienced were typically greater than the minimum detectable change statistic for the BTrackS Balance Test. Taken together, these findings suggest that BTrackS is an effective means of identifying older adults with elevated postural sway, who are likely to benefit from Geri-Fit training to mitigate fall risk.
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