Bae Jeongyee, Cho Seong Il
Department of Nursing, Inje University; International Safe Community Research Center of Busan Metropolitan; Institute for Health Science Research, Busan, Korea.
Department of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School, Inje University; International Safe Community Research Center of Busan Metropolitan, Busan, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2014 Dec;44(6):697-707. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.6.697.
The purposes of this study was to develop a comprehensive community-based fall prevention program and to test the effects of the program on the muscle strength, postural balance and fall efficacy for elderly people.
The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 28 participants in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. The program consisted of balance exercises, elastic resistance exercises and prevention education. The program was provided five times a week for 8 weeks and each session lasted 90 minutes. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, independent t-test and paired t-test using the SPSS program.
Muscle strength of the lower extremities, postural balance and fall efficacy scores significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group.
These results suggest that this program can improve lower extremity muscle strength, postural balance and fall efficacy in elders. Therefore, this program is recommended for use in fall prevention programs for elders living in the community.
本研究旨在制定一项全面的基于社区的跌倒预防计划,并测试该计划对老年人肌肉力量、姿势平衡和跌倒效能的影响。
本研究采用非等效对照组前后测设计。实验组有28名参与者,对照组有29名。该计划包括平衡练习、弹性阻力练习和预防教育。该计划每周进行5次,共8周,每次课程持续90分钟。使用SPSS程序进行χ²检验、独立t检验和配对t检验分析数据。
与对照组相比,实验组下肢肌肉力量、姿势平衡和跌倒效能得分显著提高。
这些结果表明,该计划可以提高老年人的下肢肌肉力量、姿势平衡和跌倒效能。因此,建议将该计划用于社区老年人的跌倒预防计划。