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KMID : 1035420200080040253
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2020 Volume.8 No. 4 p.253 ~ p.263
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Comparison of Fear of Falling, Self-efficacy of Falling and Fall Prevention Behavior according to the Fall experience of the Elderly
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Jeong Kyeong-Sook
Heo Je-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study was conducted to compare the fear of falling, self-efficacy and fall prevention behavior according to the fall experience of the elderly.
Methods : The subjects of this study were 162 elderly in B metropolitan city. The data collection period was from September, 10 to November, 30, 2018. The collected data was processed using SPSS 21.0 and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2-test, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test.
Results : The results showed that fear of falling(t=4.26, p<.001), Self-efficacy of Falling(t=3.88, p<.001) was significantly different between the two groups, but there was no significantly different in fall prevention behavior.
Conclusion : The results of this study suggest the following: it is necessary to develop a program that can lower the fear of falling in the elderly and to increase the self-efficacy of falling, and to develop an education program that can improve the elderly’s practice of fall prevention behavior regardless of the fall experience and to verify its effectiveness.
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KEYWORD
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Fall, Fear, Efficacy, Preventive Behavior, Elderly
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