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Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a 12-week balance training programme on self-assessed function and disability in healthy community-dwelling older adults with self-perceived balance deficits and fear of falling. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Stockholm County, Swed...

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Autores principales: Roaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg, Halvarsson, Alexandra, Sahlström, Theres, Ståhle, Agneta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24895381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215514534087
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author Roaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg
Halvarsson, Alexandra
Sahlström, Theres
Ståhle, Agneta
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Halvarsson, Alexandra
Sahlström, Theres
Ståhle, Agneta
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description OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a 12-week balance training programme on self-assessed function and disability in healthy community-dwelling older adults with self-perceived balance deficits and fear of falling. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Stockholm County, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 59 community-dwelling older adults (42 women and 17 men) aged 67–93 were randomized to either an intervention group (n = 38) or to serve as controls (n = 21) after baseline testing. INTERVENTION: The intervention was a 12-week, three times per week, progressive, specific and individually adjusted group balance-training programme. MAIN MEASURES: Self-perceived function and disability measured with Late Life Function and Disability Instrument. RESULTS: The intervention group reported improvement in overall function (p = 0.016), as well as in basic (p = 0.044) and advanced lower extremity function (p = 0.025) compared with the control group. The study showed no improvement in overall disability or upper extremity function. CONCLUSION: This group balance training programme improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling.
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spelling pubmed-42303762014-11-19 Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial Roaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg Halvarsson, Alexandra Sahlström, Theres Ståhle, Agneta Clin Rehabil Evaluative Studies OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a 12-week balance training programme on self-assessed function and disability in healthy community-dwelling older adults with self-perceived balance deficits and fear of falling. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Stockholm County, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 59 community-dwelling older adults (42 women and 17 men) aged 67–93 were randomized to either an intervention group (n = 38) or to serve as controls (n = 21) after baseline testing. INTERVENTION: The intervention was a 12-week, three times per week, progressive, specific and individually adjusted group balance-training programme. MAIN MEASURES: Self-perceived function and disability measured with Late Life Function and Disability Instrument. RESULTS: The intervention group reported improvement in overall function (p = 0.016), as well as in basic (p = 0.044) and advanced lower extremity function (p = 0.025) compared with the control group. The study showed no improvement in overall disability or upper extremity function. CONCLUSION: This group balance training programme improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling. SAGE Publications 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4230376/ /pubmed/24895381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215514534087 Text en © The Author(s) 2014 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/openaccess.htm).
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Roaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg
Halvarsson, Alexandra
Sahlström, Theres
Ståhle, Agneta
Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title_full Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title_short Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
title_sort task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial
topic Evaluative Studies
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24895381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215514534087
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