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Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of 8-week group functional balance training classes on balance outcomes in community-dwelling veterans at risk for falls. DESIGN: Pre-test, post-test using retrospective data. SETTING: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa...
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2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225467 |
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author | Bulat, Tatjana Hart-Hughes, Stephanie Ahmed, Shahbaz Quigley, Pat Palacios, Polly Werner, Dennis C Foulis, Philip |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of 8-week group functional balance training classes on balance outcomes in community-dwelling veterans at risk for falls. DESIGN: Pre-test, post-test using retrospective data. SETTING: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, FL, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty one community living veterans with mean age of 78 at risk for falls. INTERVENTION: Participants received a weekly 1-hour functional balance training class for 8 weeks in a small group setting (4–5 participants). MEASUREMENTS: Pre and post intervention measures included Berg Balance Scale, Limits of Stability (LOS) and modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB). RESULTS: Eighty four percent of the participants completed 5 or more weekly classes. Peripheral neuropathy was the most common risk factor among the participants. There was a significant improvement in the Berg (p < 0.0001) and Composite Reaction Time (p < 0.0004) after the intervention. CONCLUSION: An eight week group functional balance training class was safe and effective in improving balance outcomes in a cohort of elderly veterans at risk for falls. |
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spelling | pubmed-26863252009-06-04 Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly Bulat, Tatjana Hart-Hughes, Stephanie Ahmed, Shahbaz Quigley, Pat Palacios, Polly Werner, Dennis C Foulis, Philip Clin Interv Aging Original Research OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of 8-week group functional balance training classes on balance outcomes in community-dwelling veterans at risk for falls. DESIGN: Pre-test, post-test using retrospective data. SETTING: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, FL, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty one community living veterans with mean age of 78 at risk for falls. INTERVENTION: Participants received a weekly 1-hour functional balance training class for 8 weeks in a small group setting (4–5 participants). MEASUREMENTS: Pre and post intervention measures included Berg Balance Scale, Limits of Stability (LOS) and modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB). RESULTS: Eighty four percent of the participants completed 5 or more weekly classes. Peripheral neuropathy was the most common risk factor among the participants. There was a significant improvement in the Berg (p < 0.0001) and Composite Reaction Time (p < 0.0004) after the intervention. CONCLUSION: An eight week group functional balance training class was safe and effective in improving balance outcomes in a cohort of elderly veterans at risk for falls. Dove Medical Press 2007-12 2007-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2686325/ /pubmed/18225467 Text en © 2007 Dove Medical Press Limited. All rights reserved |
spellingShingle | Original Research Bulat, Tatjana Hart-Hughes, Stephanie Ahmed, Shahbaz Quigley, Pat Palacios, Polly Werner, Dennis C Foulis, Philip Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title | Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title_full | Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title_fullStr | Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title_short | Effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
title_sort | effect of a group-based exercise program on balance in elderly |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18225467 |
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