The Effect of a Fall Prevention Exercise Program on Physical Function, Balance Capacity, and Psychosocial Function of Community Dwelling Elders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008593

Enrollment

Registered

2023-06-29

Start date

2021-10-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(a Fall Prevention Exercise Program ) : 1. Experimental group The experimental group performed 9 pre-developed fall prevention exercise programs at home, 3 days a week for 30 minutes, for 10 we

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: elderly people aged 65 years or older who had not participated in an exercise program for more than 6 months as members of a senior welfare center located in Seoul were sufficiently explained about the purpose and method of the study, and elderly people who voluntarily agreed to the study were recruited. The subject selection criteria for this study were those who could walk independently for more than 10m with or without walking aids, those without visual or auditory defects, no joint contractures in both lower extremities, and cardiovascular problems that restricted gait training. A person without a disability and an elderly person who can communicate were selected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: elderly people aged 65 years or older who had not participated in an exercise program for more than 6 months as members of a senior welfare center located in Seoul were sufficiently explained about the purpose and method of the study, and elderly people who voluntarily agreed to the study were recruited. The subject selection criteria for this study were those who could walk independently for more than 10m with or without walking aids, those without visual or auditory defects, no joint contractures in both lower extremities, and cardiovascular problems that restricted gait training. A person without a disability and an elderly person who can communicate were selected.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Timed up and go test (TUGT)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Berg balance scale (BBS);Activities-specific balance confidence-Korean version (K-ABC);36-item short-form health survey (SF-36)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYeon-Gyu Jeong

Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital

assa-yk@hanmail.net+82-31-880-5392

Outcome results