Functional improvement in older adults after a falls prevention pilot study
| dc.contributor.author | Chang, Pei-Fei J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuo, Yang-Fang | |
| dc.creator.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-4400 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-19T14:33:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-19T14:33:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-02 | |
| dc.description | Article originally published in The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1(2).. English. Published online 2013. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1029 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Falls are a costly, disabling, and life-threatening risk in the elderly. Improvements in physical function, balance, lower extremity strength, and health-related quality of life are hypothesized to help mitigate fall risk. In this pilot study, six women and men with an average age of 81 years participated in a 6-week exercise and education program created to reduce risk of falls. Evaluations were made at baseline and at 6 weeks on four tests: the Functional Status Questionnaire, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Six-minute Walk Test, and the World Health Organization Quality of LifeāBREF 26-question test. Scores indicated significant improvement in functional physical status (activities of daily living), balance, distance walked in 6 min, and quality of life in the physical health domain. The size of this study limits the generalizability of its findings, but its evidence warrants undertaking a larger trial. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | This is a published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1029. Recommended citation: Chang, P.-F. J., & Kuo, Y.-F. (2013). Functional improvement in older adults after a falls prevention pilot study. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1(2). This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the authorās permission. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/13473 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1029 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Western Michigan University | en_US |
| dc.rights.license | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |
| dc.subject | Activities of daily living | en_US |
| dc.subject | Elderly | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physical exercise | en_US |
| dc.subject | Outcomes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Quality of life | en_US |
| dc.title | Functional improvement in older adults after a falls prevention pilot study | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |