Effect of Tai Chi Fall Prevention Program for Community-dwelling Older Adults on Physical and Psychological Fall Risk Factors

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Ju Jee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fall Prevention Program ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The design and implementation of a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention pilot program for community dwelling older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Tripken ◽  
Cathy S. Elrod ◽  
Susan Bills
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Metropolitan County ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The purpose of this research was to describe the development of an interdisciplinary community-based falls prevention program that integrated self-efficacy theory and to evaluate its impact on awarenessof fall risk factors and self-efficacy to engage in behaviors that reduce fall risk. Twenty-three communitydwelling older adults participated in a five-week falls prevention program held at a community centerin a large metropolitan county in the Mid-Atlantic. Positive improvements were demonstrated across alloutcome measures. Our findings indicate that a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention programincreased self-efficacy and awareness of falls risk factors in older adults.

Efficacy of an Exercise Game Based on Kinect in Improving Physical Performances of Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Kayama ◽  
Kazuya Okamoto ◽  
Shu Nishiguchi ◽  
Taiki Yukutake ◽  
Takanori Tanigawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Performances ◽  
Exercise Game ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

A Group Intervention to Reduce Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée M. Hakim ◽  
Roberta A. Newton ◽  
Jay Segal ◽  
Joseph P. DuCette
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Community Fall Prevention Programs: Comparing Three InSTEP Models by Level of Intensity

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Josea Kramer ◽  
Beth Creekmur ◽  
Michael N. Mitchell ◽  
Debra J. Rose ◽  
Jon Pynoos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Medical Risk ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Prevention Center ◽  
Gait Function ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence designed three progressive-intensity fall prevention program models, Increasing Stability Through Evaluation and Practice (InSTEP), to reduce risk in community-dwelling older adults. Each model included physical activity, medical risk, and home safety components and was implemented as a 12-week program for small class sizes (12–15 people) in community and senior centers. Change in fall rates and fall risk factors was assessed using a battery of performance tests, self-reports of function, and fall diaries in a 3-group within-subjects (N = 200) design measured at baseline, immediately postintervention, and at 3 and 9 months postintervention. Overall, participants experienced a reduction in falls, improved self-perception of gait and balance, and improved dynamic gait function. The medium-intensity InSTEP model signifcantly (p = .003) reduced self-reported falls in comparison with the other models. InSTEP is a feasible model for addressing fall risk reduction in community-dwelling older adults.

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