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ArticleBrain and behavior2020

Effects of white noise in walking on walking time, state anxiety, and fear of falling among the elderly with mild dementia.

Sung-Min Son, Sung-Won Kwag

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exploring Indoor Home Environment Factors Influencing Fear of Falling: A Systematic Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sung-Min SonDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Joenju Kijeon College, Jeonju, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5660-192X
Sung-Won KwagDepartment of Emergency Medical Rehabilitation Service, Graduate School of Kangwon National University, Samcheok, South Korea.
Jeonju University · KRKangwon National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to analyze the effects of white noise in walking on the walking time, state anxiety, and fear of falling of the elderly with mild dementia.

methodsSubjects were 32 elderlies with mild dementia, and they divided into experimental group and control group, respectively. In the experimental group, walking program with white noise was applied 3 times a week for 4 weeks. White noise was provided by white noise generator in walking program. In the control group, walking program only was applied. To measure the effect of white noise in walking among the subjects, the walking time, state anxiety, and fear of falling were measured. Walking time was measured by Timed Up and Go test. State anxiety related in walking was measured by Korean version of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Fear of falling was used by Korean Falls Efficacy Scale.

resultsThe results of walking time showed the increase in both groups, but the statistically significant difference was not shown. However, the results of state anxiety and fear of falling showed decrease and the statistically significant difference was shown (p < .01). In comparative analysis, the statistically significant difference in the results of gate velocity between groups was not shown. However, in the results of state anxiety and fear of falling the statistically significant difference between groups was shown (p < .01).

conclusionsWhite noise in walking should be induced positively to decrease the state anxiety and fear of falling in walking among elderly with mild dementia. Thus, in their environment, to decrease of state anxiety and fear of falling occurring in walking, the application of white noise in walking situation should be considered to apply for them.

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Accidental FallsDementiaAgedAnxietyFearHumansPostural BalanceTime and Motion StudiesWalkingfear of fallingmild dementiastate anxietywalking timewhite noise

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