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KMID : 0379720110250020187
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2011 Volume.25 No. 2 p.187 ~ p.196
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Effects of Fall Prevention Program on Fall Efficacy Scale and Activities-Specific of Balance Confidence Scale in Rural Residents
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Kim Ok-Hyun
Lee Eun-Kyung
Kim Eun-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study evaluated the effects of a fall prevention program in a Korean rural area.
Methods: A single pretest-posttest design group was studied. Thirty nine residents in the same rural area participated in a program comprised of education and exercise. The 5-week fall prevention program was performed for 60 minutes, once a week.
Results: Fall Efficacy Scale (FES) score and Activities-specific of Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) score were significantly increased after the program, but the pre-and posttest FES and ABS scores were not significantly different between the fall experience group and non-fall experience group.
Conclusion: The fall prevention program can improve rural residents’ FES and ABS, and is recommended as a fall prevention intervention.
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KEYWORD
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Falls, Efficacy, Balance
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