scholarly journals The effects of home-based stair and normal walking exercises on lower extremity functional ability, fall risk factors, and cardiovascular health risk factors in middle-aged older women

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-591
Author(s):  
Suh-Jung Kang ◽  
Chang-Hyun Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Functional Ability ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Normal Walking ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Fall Risk Factors

scholarly journals The Relationship of Intrinsic Fall Risk Factors to a Recent History of Falling in Older Women With Osteoporosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 452-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy M. Arnold ◽  
Angela J. Busch ◽  
Candice L. Schachter ◽  
Liz Harrison ◽  
Wojciech Olszynski
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Sleep Quality, Anxiety, and Depression Are Associated with Fall Risk Factors in Older Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Serrano-Checa ◽  
Fidel Hita-Contreras ◽  
José Daniel Jiménez-García ◽  
Alexander Achalandabaso-Ochoa ◽  
Agustín Aibar-Almazán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Fall Risk Factors

Gait, dynamic balance, and functional mobility problems are well-known fall risk factors. Furthermore, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression are prevalent among older women. This study aimed to analyze the associations of sleep quality, anxiety, and depression with functional mobility, gait speed, and dynamic balance in community-dwelling postmenopausal women aged ≥ 60 years. A total of 271 women (69.18 ± 5.69 years) participated in this study. Functional mobility (Timed Up-and-Go Test), dynamic balance (3-meter tandem walk test), gait speed (OptoGait® optical detection system), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), and anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) were assessed. Our results showed that poor sleep efficiency and the use of sleeping medication were related to decreased gait speed (R2 = 0.072). Poor functional mobility was linked to depression and the use of sleeping medication (R2 = 0.159). Additionally, increased symptoms of anxiety and depression were associated with worsened dynamic balance (R2 = 0.127). In conclusion, poorer sleep quality is associated with slower gait speed and reduced functional mobility, which is also related, along with impaired dynamic balance, to higher levels of anxiety and depression.

Relationship Between Level of Physical Activity and Fall Risk Factors in Older Women at Risk of Falling

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 6911515063p1
Author(s):  
Susan Nochajski ◽  
Sujata Nair ◽  
Machiko R. Tomita ◽  
Nadine M. Fisher ◽  
Dan K. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Fall Risk Factors

Evidence of Detraining After 12-Week Home-Based Exercise Programs Designed to Reduce Fall-Risk Factors in Older People Recently Discharged From Hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 1685-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance M. Vogler ◽  
Jasmine C. Menant ◽  
Catherine Sherrington ◽  
Susan J. Ogle ◽  
Stephen R. Lord
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older People ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Fall Risk Factors

The Relationship Between Fear of Falling and Functional Fitness among Older Adults Living in Rest Home

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Tuna ◽  
Ö Bozan ◽  
B Gürpınar ◽  
N İlçin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Rest Home ◽  
History Of

Objective: This study aimed to report the fear of falling and assess its associations with several fall-related characteristics and functional fitness parameters among older adults living in the rest home. Methods: Seventy-eight older adults aged between 65-94 years were included in the study. History of falling and the number of risk factors for falling were recorded. Fear of falling was evaluated with The Falls Efficacy ScaleInternational. Functional fitness was assessed with Senior Fitness Test, including tests for the functional measurement of strength, flexibility, aerobic endurance and dynamic balance. Result: The mean age of participants was 78.46±7.16 years. There were correlations exist between fear of falling and number of fall risk factors, dynamic balance, upper body flexibility and aerobic endurance (p<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the parameters with the highest determinants of fear of falling were the dynamic balance and history of falling (p<0.05). Conclusions: In our study, history of falling, number of fall risk factors, flexibility for the upper body, aerobic endurance and dynamic balance were parameters related to fear of falling among older adults, but the most influential factors in fear of falling were dynamic balance and history of falling.

Sex Differences in Modifiable Fall Risk Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Kubo ◽  
Keisuke Fujii ◽  
Takahiro Hayashi ◽  
Naoki Tomiyama ◽  
Akira Ochi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Fall Risk Factors

scholarly journals Effects of physical exercise on fall risk factors in elderly at home in intervention trial

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 250-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosaku Kobayashi ◽  
Hiroto Nakadaira ◽  
Kazuo Ishigami ◽  
Keiko Muto ◽  
Shizuki Anesaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Intervention Trial ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Nursing care related to fall prevention among hospitalized elderly people: an integrative review

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnairdes Cabral de Sena ◽  
Angela Maria Alvarez ◽  
Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes ◽  
Nadia Pinheiro da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Risk Prevention ◽  
Hospitalized Elderly ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Care Behavior

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify scientific productions on nursing care related to fall risk prevention among hospitalized elderly people. Methods: an integrative literature review from 2015 to 2019 in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO and CINAHL databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The keywords were elderly, hospitalization, accidents due to falls, nursing care. Results: thirty-three publications were analyzed. The synthesis of the studies resulted in the categories: Clinical nursing assessments to prevent falls among hospitalized elderly people; Fall risk factors for elderly people; Fall risk prevention strategies for elderly people. Final considerations: it was found that the scientific knowledge produced on nursing care related to fall risk prevention for hospitalized elderly people evidences the clinical assessment, risk factors and strategies such as nursing care, contributing to foster self-care behavior and promotion security for elderly people.

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