Effect of the enhanced health education and targeted functional exercise on the fear of fal s in elderly patients
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the effect of the enhanced health education and targeted functional exercise on the fear of falls in elderly patients. Methods:100 hospitalized elderly patients in the department of geriatrics were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group (50 cases in each group). The patients in the control group were followed up by telephone after discharge and the pa-tients in the intervention group were provided the enhanced health education combined with targeted functional exercise. After 8 weeKs,the effect of intervention was observed in the two groups through the evaluation of self-efficacy,balance and moving ability of the patients. Re-sults:There were statistically significant differences in the comparison of self-efficacy,balance and moving ability of the patients between the two groups after 8 weeKs of intervention (P<0. 05);the scores of patient's self-efficacy and balance were higher after the intervention than those before the intervention in the intervention group (P<0. 05). Conclusion:The enhanced health education combined with targeted functional exercise can improve the self-efficacy,balance and moving ability of the elderly patients in the prevention of falls.
Keywords：Health educationFunctional exerciseElderly peopleFear of falls
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 34-36 )