CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Home Based Fall Prevention Program on Older Adults at High Risk of Falling

Turkey (Türkiye)82 participantsStarted 2024-10-11

Plain-language summary

Fall prevention programs that implement and evaluate fall rates, balance status, accidents related to falls and hospital admissions, exercise status, muscle strength, fear of falling, and quality of life can be effective interventions for healthy aging by minimizing the risk of falls in elderly individuals. In this doctoral dissertation study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led home-based fall prevention program on fall rate, balance level, fall risk score, fear of falling, number of hospital admissions due to falls, quality of life, and in-home safety conditions in older adults with high fall risk.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged 65 years and over with a high risk of falling (Those who score four and above on the Falls Risk Self-Assessment Scale will be determined as having a high risk of falling). * To be examined by a physical therapist and to obtain consent that there is no harm in exercising (They will be referred to Bartın State Hospital and evaluated by a physical therapy specialist physician), * Without a diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension, * Elderly individuals who volunteered to participate in the study were identified. Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiovascular surgery in the last one year * Diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension * Having a neurological or neurodegenerative disease (such as Parkinson's dementia) * Older people who exercise regularly,

What they're measuring

Number of falls

Timeframe: baseline, 2 weeks and 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06643169

SponsorIstanbul University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-31