Fall, Balance Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Square Stepping Exercise, Otago Exercises, Elderly, Fear of Fall, Balance Disorders
Brief summary
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of Otago Exercise Training and Square Stepping Exercise Training on balance and fear of falling in geriarthric individuals and the superiority of the two exercise training for these parameters. The volunteer individuals participating in the study were randomly divided into 3 groups as otago exercise group, square stepping exercise group and control group with equal number of men and women. The individuals who participated in study had a homogeneous distribution in terms of age, gender, BMI, height, weight and occupational status in all three groups. However, the number of female individuals was higher in all three groups. In the study, individuals in the exercise training groups received square stepping and otago exercise training 3 days a week for 6 weeks, while individuals in the control group did not receive any training. All three groups were evaluated before and six weeks after the training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOtago Exercise Training
A total of 18 sessions of Otago Training were conducted 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session lasting 60 minutes in total, including 5 minutes of warm-up and cool-down periods.
BEHAVIORALSquare Stepping Exercise Training
A total of 18 sessions of SSE were performed 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session lasting 40 minutes.
Sponsors
Pamukkale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 65-75 years old * Education level at least literate * Able to walk independently * Standardized Mini Mental Test Score ≥ 24 * No neurological or lower extremity disease * Healthy geriatric individuals who agreed to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Taking 3 or more medications that may affect cognitive status * Individuals continuing any exercise/rehabilitation program * Underwent any surgery for the lower extremities * Having any neurological-orthopedic problem that may affect gait and balance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tinetti's International Fall Efficacy Scale | 6 weeks | Asseses perception of balance and stability during activities of daily living. Assesses fear of falling in the elderly population. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being very confident and 10 being not confident at all, how confident are you that you do the following activities without falling? Score: 1 = very confident 10 = not confident at all A total score of greater than 70 indicates that the person has a fear of falling. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed