Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 3
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- Pages.600-608
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- 2001
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- 1225-9594(pISSN)
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- 2288-4203(eISSN)
Effect of Rhythmic Exercise Program to Elderly on Risk Factors of Fall Injury
노인을 대상으로 한 율동 운동 프로그램 실시 효과: 낙상 위험 요인과 관련하여
- Lee, In-Sook (Seoul National University) ;
- Chin, Young-Ran (Seoul National University) ;
- Lee, Dong-Ok (Community health depart in Do-Bong-Gu Public Health Center) ;
- Kim, Yun-A (Seoul National University) ;
- Baek, Kyeng-Ae (Community health depart in Do-Bong-Gu Public Health Center)
- Published : 2001.12.01
Abstract
Accidents are the fourth-leading causal factor of death among the elderly, and fall is a major type of accident (53.17%). Many cases of falls in the elderly result in delayed discovery and loss of quality of life. As the number of the elderly grows, falls will be a more important health problem. Most previous research on falls investigated prevalence. mortality, and the related factors. There are many studies proving the effect of rhythmic movements. But few researches considered linking risk factors of fall with rhythmic movements. Purpose: We want to show the changes after performing rhythmic movement program, in risk factors of falls and mobility such as flexibility, balance, muscle power and persistency in the elderly, in order to provide basic information needed for the development of fall injury prevention program for the elderly. Method: The design of this study is quasi-experimental, the equivalent control group, pretest-posttest. The subjects consist of 124 people who lived in Do-Bong-Qu. Seoul, agreed to participate in this study, and were able to follow this rhythmic movement program. About 93 % of them are from 65 to 84 years (Mean