The Effects of Falling and Fear of Falling on Daily Activity Levels in the Elderly Residing in Korean Rural Community

Lee, Ju Hyun; Ahn, Eun Mi; Kim, Gye Eun; Jeong, You Kyung; Kim, Jung Hyun; Kim, Ji Hye; Lee, Geong Ah; Lee, Se Jin; Jung, So Won

doi:10.4235/jkgs.2009.13.2.79

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“…Given the continuously increasing life expectancy, physical activity should be regarded as an inherent part of life even in the elderly population. Problems related to physical activity have already societal implications (11). One report presented outcomes of an exercise training programme designed specifically for the elderly, those aged 65+ (12).…”

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Physical Activity and Exercise as a Basic Preventive Measure (Primary Prevention, Prevention after Renal Transplantation)

Adámková¹,

Bělohoubek²,

Adámek³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Movement is an inseparable part of one's life, and has been a basic everyday activity through the history of mankind. However, a lack of physical activity and availability of food have resulted in a variety of serious health impairments. The 20th century has witnessed a steep rise of mortality from cardiovascular disease, increase in the prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus, malignant diseases, and dramatic increase in body weight initially in industrialized nations followed, in the last two decades of the last century, by the populations of third-world countries with all inherent consequences of this phenomenon. Preventive programmes involving physical activity have also been on the list of top priorities of various materials issued by the World Health Organization. Physical activity is one of the simplest non-pharmacological tools in the prevention of a plethora of diseases. The simplest physical activity, even for therapeutic purposes, is walking. We can walk any time, virtually anywhere, so walking is also the least expensive therapeutic option.

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Physical Activity and Exercise as a Basic Preventive Measure (Primary Prevention, Prevention after Renal Transplantation)

Adámková¹,

Bělohoubek²,

Adámek³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Falls among older adults also cause severe spontaneous damages and complications. 6,7) Generally, as the number of older individuals hospitalized has increased recently, minor falls have also increased. 8) The injuries and damage sustained from minor falls are more severe in older adults than those in non-older age groups.…”

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Femoral Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Patients in the Emergency Department due to Minor Falls: Special Consideration in the Middle-old to Oldest-old Patients

Jang

Choi

Lee

et al. 2019

Ann Geriatr Med Res

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Background: The older population (≥65 years) has rapidly increased in size in recent years. Among them, the middle-to-oldest-old (≥75 years) tend to have a poor health status. Therefore, subdivision and evaluation of older patients with traumatic injury are required. We focused on the risk of femoral intertrochanteric fractures occurring in older adults due to minor falls and compared young-old and middle-to-oldest-old populations. Methods: The medical records of patients who visited the emergency center due to hip injuries between March 2017 and March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into older adult (≥65 years) and non-older (age 18-64 years) groups; the older adult group was subdivided into young-old (65-74 years), middle-old (75-84 years), and oldest-old (≥85 years) groups. This study investigated the occurrence rate of femoral intertrochanteric fractures and related factors. Results: The older adult group had a higher incidence of femoral intertrochanteric fractures than that in the non-older adult group (95.3% vs. 4.7%, p<0.001). However, there was no significant difference between young-old and non-older groups (58.8% vs. 41.2%, p=0.145). Middle-old to oldest-old age and osteoporosis were associated with an increased incidence of femoral intertrochanteric fractures (p<0.001, p=0.004). Conclusion: A higher incidence of femoral intertrochanteric fractures from minor falls was found among middle-old to oldest-old patients compared to that in young-old patients. Therefore, physicians should perform more thorough physical examinations and radiograph reading in middle-old to oldest-old patients even if the patients do not complain of pain.

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“…지금까지 낙상에 대한 두려움과 공포를 조사한 연 구로는 양로원 노인을 대상으로 한 연구 (Kim et al, 1998)와 재가노인을 대상으로 한 연구 (Lee et al, 2009;Park & Yoo, 2006;Sohng et al, 2001), 그리고 종합병원에 입원한 노인환자를 대상으로 한 연구 (Kim, 2009)…”

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Factors Affecting Fear of Falling in Stroke Patients

Jeong¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

2011

Journal of muscle and joint health

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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the fear of falling of stroke patients and identify factors affecting the fear of falling. Method: For basic data, structured questionnaires were used for 137 stroke patients in hospitals in B city sampled for this study from June to August, 2010. Results: A multiple regression analysis used to identify variables affecting the fear of falling of stroke patients indicates that the most affecting variable was activities of daily living (β=-.558), followed by self-efficacy of falling (β=-.223), primary caregiver (β=-.118), perception of health (β =-.128) and drunken status (β=-.108). Total variance explained by activities of daily living, self-efficacy of falling, the primary caregiver, perception of health and drunken status was 81.2% (F=70.845, R 2 =.812). Conclusion: As discussed above, the factors significantly affecting the fear of falling in stroke patients were activities of daily living and self-efficacy of falling. Therefore, in order to reduce fear of falling of stroke patients and prevent falling, it is suggested that programs should be developed that will improve self-efficacy of falling and daily living activities.

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The Effects of Falling and Fear of Falling on Daily Activity Levels in the Elderly Residing in Korean Rural Community

Cited by 17 publications

References 9 publications

Physical Activity and Exercise as a Basic Preventive Measure (Primary Prevention, Prevention after Renal Transplantation)

Physical Activity and Exercise as a Basic Preventive Measure (Primary Prevention, Prevention after Renal Transplantation)

Femoral Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Patients in the Emergency Department due to Minor Falls: Special Consideration in the Middle-old to Oldest-old Patients

Factors Affecting Fear of Falling in Stroke Patients

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