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The Effects of Eye Movement Training on the Static Balance and Fall Efficacy in the Elderly  

Lee, Kwang-Jae (Department of Physical Therapy, Ansan University)
Roh, Jung-Suk (Department of Physical Therapy, Hanseo University)
Choi, Houng-Sik (Department of Physical Therapy, Hanseo University)
Kim, Jang-Hwan (Department of Prosthetics & Orthotics, Hanseo University)
Choi, Gyu-Hwan (Department of Physical Therapy, Ansan University)
Cynn, Heon-Seock (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
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The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy / v.24, no.4, 2012 , pp. 268-275 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study is to identify how eye movement influences the static balance and fall efficacy of the elderly who have experienced fall-related injuries. Methods: Thirty nine elderly who scored 24 points in the Korean mini mental state examination, were able to walk, and had no specific disease, were selected as the research subjects among elderly who have experienced fall-related injury more than once in the past year. Thus, 20 for the experimental group, and 19 for the control group were selected as subjects. The experiment was conducted for 6 weeks, including periods of evaluation before and after intervention. Results: The results with respect to the dependent variables are as follows: Substitute sample t-testing showed significant differences between each group in eye movement to check difference in balance performance and fall efficacy. When independent sample t-tests were conducted to compare static balancing performance and fall efficacy between the two groups after intervention, they showed significant differences in statistical terms (p<0.05). Conclusion: From the above results of the study, it was found that the application of eye movement combined with diverse fall prevention programs is effective, when enhancing static balance performance power and improving fall efficacy.
Keywords
Balance; Aged; Eye movements; Fall efficacy;
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