Fall risk in community-dwelling healthy elderly Falls, elderly, telerehabilitation
Conditions
Interventions
strengthening and balance group exercise 30 mins/session, 3 sessions/week, duration 8 weeks: monitoring and assessment will be done via a telerehabilitation system
Experimental Other
Telerehabilitation
Sponsors
National Research Council of Thailand
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged more than 60 years old 2. Systolic BP<180 mmHg, Diastolic BP <110 mmHg, Heart rate < 100 min. (regular) 3. Able to follow commands and communicate 4. Willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. require gait aids for ambulation 2. severe sensory or proprioceptive impairment 3. orthopedic conditions that impede ambulation 4. uncontrolled medical conditions e.g. active heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, hyperthyroid 5. attending other exercise programs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fall risk (physical performance) baseline, at 8 weeks (after completed protocol) Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fall risk (mobility) baseline, at 8 week (after completed protocol) Time Up and Go test (TUG) ,fall risk (mobility) baseline, at 8 weeks (after completed protocol) 6MWT,satisfaction to telerehabilitation system baseline, at 8 week (after completed protocol) satisfaction questionnaire | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactKrisna Piravej
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed