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KMID : 0123520200270010061
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2020 Volume.27 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.70
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Development of a Fall-prevention Exercise Program for Elderly People in Community
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Lee Seon-Heui
Bak Won-Sook
Shin Gye-Young
Lee Kyung-Sook
Lim Kyung-Choon
Kim Min-Ju
Lee In-Ok
Choi Hee-Kwon
Park Mi-Sung
Bae Sun-Hyoung
Yu Jae-Sun
Chung Jae-Hee
Youn In-Sook
Eun Young
Choi Mi-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a new fall-prevention exercise intervention for the community-dwelling elderly and to examine the effects of program.
Methods: A total of 7 older adults were participated in a 10-week fall-prevention exercise intervention (1 day per a week in community centers, 2 days per a week in a home). The exercise program consisted of warming-up, extension exercises, muscle strength exercises, balance exercises, and finishing exercise. Data were collected before the exercise and after 10 weeks of exercise. In this study, muscle strength of lower limbs was measured by 10 times of standing up and sitting on a chair. Static balance was measured by one-leg standing, and dynamic balance was measured by 6 meter walking.
Results: After a 10-week exercise program, muscle strength of lower limbs (t=4.18, p<.05), statical balance were significantly improved (left leg, t=-3.11, p<.05; right leg, t=-4.56, p<.05). Seven of 11 items measuring fear of falls were significantly decreased (p<.05), and dynamic balance tended to be improved (p=.117).
Conclusion: This result suggests that evidence-based, fall-prevention exercise program can improve muscle strength, static and dynamic balance, and fear of falling in the community living elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Fal, Exercise, Elderly, Community
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