Title |
The effect of walking on falls in older people: the 'Easy Steps to Health' randomized controlled trial study protocol
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-888 |
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Authors |
Alexander Voukelatos, Dafna Merom, Chris Rissel, Cathie Sherrington, Wendy Watson, Karen Waller |
Abstract |
Falls in older people continue to be a major public health issue in industrialized countries. Extensive research into falls prevention has identified exercise as a proven fall prevention strategy. However, despite over a decade of promoting physical activity, hospitalisation rates due to falls injuries in older people are still increasing. This could be because efforts to increase physical activity amongst older people have been unsuccessful, or the physical activity that older people engage in is insufficient and/or inappropriate. The majority of older people choose walking as their predominant form of exercise. While walking has been shown to lower the risk of many chronic diseases its role in falls prevention remains unclear. This paper outlines the methodology of a study whose aims are to determine: if a home-based walking intervention will reduce the falls rate among healthy but inactive community-dwelling older adults (65 + years) compared to no intervention (usual activity) and; whether such an intervention can improve risk factors for falls, such as balance, strength and reaction time. |
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