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An Exercise Program To Improve Fall-Related Outcomes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Schoenfelder, L. Rubenstein
An Exercise Program To Improve Fall-Related Outcomes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Schoenfelder, L. Rubenstein
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
This study tested a 3-month ankle-strengthening and walking program designed to improve or maintain the fall-related outcomes of balance, ankle strength, walking speed, risk of falling, fear of falling, and confidence to perform daily activities without falling (falls efficacy) in elderly nursing home residents. Nursing home residents (N = 81) between the ages of 64 and 100 years participated in the study. Two of the fall-related outcomes, balance and fear of falling, were maintained or improved for the exercise group in comparison to the control group.
A Fall Prevention Educational Program For Community Dwelling Seniors, Deborah Schoenfelder, K. Van Why
A Fall Prevention Educational Program For Community Dwelling Seniors, Deborah Schoenfelder, K. Van Why
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
The purpose of this research was to assess participants' responses to a fall prevention educational program. Fourteen persons volunteered to participate in the study conducted at a large senior center. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample and to assess subjects' awareness about falls, attitudes about fall risk, fall prevention behaviors, and incidence of falls before the fall prevention program and again at one month and three months after the program. Forty-six percent of the sample had fallen in the previous year. In general, subjects' perceptions that their risk of falling was lower than others of the same age …