Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults
Mohamed Hassan Saleh, N., El-Gilany, A., Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed, H., Mahmoud Elsakhy, N. (2022). Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults. EKB Journal Management System, 13(1), 1106-1116. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.233175
Nadia Mohamed Hassan Saleh; Abdel-Hady El-Gilany; Heba Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed; Nancy Mahmoud Elsakhy. "Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 1, 2022, 1106-1116. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.233175
Mohamed Hassan Saleh, N., El-Gilany, A., Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed, H., Mahmoud Elsakhy, N. (2022). 'Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults', EKB Journal Management System, 13(1), pp. 1106-1116. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.233175
Mohamed Hassan Saleh, N., El-Gilany, A., Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed, H., Mahmoud Elsakhy, N. Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(1): 1106-1116. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.233175

Effect of Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 76, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1106-1116    PDF (270.42 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.233175
Authors
Nadia Mohamed Hassan Saleh* 1; Abdel-Hady El-Gilany2; Heba Noshy Abd El-Aziz Mohamed1; Nancy Mahmoud Elsakhy3
1Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing- Faculty of Nursing -Mansoura University – Egypt
2Professor of Public health - Faculty of Medicine -Mansoura University – Egypt
3Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing- Faculty of Nursing - Matrouh University – Egypt
Abstract
Background: Fear of falling is widespread among the elderly living in the community. A Matter of Balance program aims to reduce the fear of falling in the elderly. Aim: Determine the effect of the Matter of Balance program on improving balance and reducing fear of falls among community-dwelling older adults. Subjects and method: A quasi-experimental research design was done on 50 older adults at El-Amal elderly club in Mansoura city. Tools: Demographic and clinical data, Katz and Akpom scale, Berge Balance Scale, and the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES) were used. Results: balance of the study subjects was improved, the elderly at moderate/high risk of falls according to the Berg Balance Scale was 80% in the pre-intervention this significantly decreased to 28% in immediate post-intervention and the difference is statistically significant. The mean fear of falls scores decreased significantly from 26.2 pre-intervention to 18.5 and 17.4 in immediate and late post-intervention. Conclusions: After the implementation of the Matter of Balance program, the subjects' balance scores improved, and the mean of fear of falling decreased. Recommendations: Future studies on MOB may continue to demonstrate its effectiveness in improving balance and decreasing fear of falling within various settings for older adults.
Keywords
Balance; Fear of falls; Matter of Balance; Older Adults
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