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- Title
Impact of Otago Exercise Intervention on Risk of Falls in Elderly in Rural Mysore District.
- Authors
Mangalvedhe, Prashanth. V.
- Abstract
The present study was conducted to know the impact of Otago Exercise Intervention on risk of falls in the community in a village in Mysore district. 118 Community dwelling elderly people, aged 60 years and above, of rural Mysore district, were chosen for the study. A Pre-intervention measurement of the outcomes consisting of ABC scale, TUG test, Tinetti Balance Assessment tool and 6 MWD was done. At the end of six months of intervention, data analysis of outcome measures, using SPSS software version 20.0 and Pearson's rank correlation test, t-test and Paired t-tests were done. It was found that there was a significant change in the post intervention measurements of all the four outcome measures (p<0.05). This research showed that Otago exercise is effective in reducing the risk of falls in the rural elderly. Hence, Otago exercise intervention is a feasible programme that can be implemented in the community in rural India.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of falls in old age; RISK factors of accidental falls in old age; OLDER people's injuries; MOBILITY of older people; MUSCLE strength
- Publication
Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 3, p248
- ISSN
0971-4189
- Publication type
Article