Physical activity in Iranian older adults who experienced fall during the past 12 months
TLDR
It is suggested that perceived benefits could facilitate physical activity among elderly regardless of number of falls, self-reported health and daily living activities, and indeed the findings suggest that benefits exist when designing programs to increase physical activity.Abstract:
Background: Physical activity may have several benefits for elderly people. However, the risk of falling might prevent this population from showing interest in physical activity. This research was aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to physical activity in older persons who have experienced at least one fall in the past 12 months. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in 2010-2011, in Tehran, Iran. Using a multistage sampling method a group of elderly people entered into the study. A multi-section questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic information, physical activity level, and different determinants that might influence physical activity. Several statistical tests including linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results: In all, 180 old people from 40 elderly centers (49 men and 131 women) took part in the study. The mean age of participants was 65.9±6.1 years. The result indicated that most participants experienced two or more falls during the last year (54.5%). Those who had more falls significantly scored lower on the Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (p < 0.0001). ‘Keeping in touch with friends’ was the most important advantage cited by participants for performing physical activity. The results obtained from linear regression analysis showed that ‘perceived benefits’ was the only significant factor that associated with physical activity (β=1.03, p <0.001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that perceived benefits could facilitate physical activity among elderly regardless of number of falls, self-reported health and daily living activities. However, we observed inverse association between number of falls and physical activity. Indeed the findings suggest that we should reinforce benefits exist when designing programs to increase physical activity among elderly population.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Cultural adaptation and psychometric adequacy of the Persian version of the physical activity scale for the elderly (P-PASE).
TL;DR: This cross sectional study was conducted to investigate cultural adaption and validation of the Persian version of the PASE among the elderly community dwellers in Iran and found that P-PASE scores were significantly and negatively correlated with TUG.
Journal ArticleDOI
Risk factors for falls in Iranian older adults: a case-control study.
Zahra Taheri-Kharameh,Jalal Poorolajal,Saeed Bashirian,Rashid Heydari Moghadam,Mahmoud Parham,Majid Barati,Éva Rásky +6 more
TL;DR: Several modifiable risk factors may be associated with falls that affect the health of older adults, and Appropriate interventions are necessary to reduce modifiablerisk factors of falls of high-risk elders.
The trend of population aging and planning of health services for the elderly: A review study
TL;DR: The search for answers to the question “what is the best way to learn about Tibet” is hampered by a lack of knowledge about the country’s history and present situation.
Journal ArticleDOI
Reliability and Validity of Persian Version of Performance-oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in Community-dwelling Iranian Older Adults: Psychometric Properties
TL;DR: This paper presents a meta-modelling system that automates the very labor-intensive and therefore time-heavy and expensive and expensive process of manually cataloging and cataloging individual pieces of data.
Journal ArticleDOI
Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of self-care ability scale for the elderly
TL;DR: Results of the study showed that the Iranian version of the SASE has good psychometric properties and can be used in assessing the self-care ability of elderly people.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Motivation in Later Life: A Psychosocial Perspective
K. A. Wallace,Eve Lahti +1 more
TL;DR: The psychosocial factors related to motivation to engage in physical activity in later life and the possible underlying motivational factors that are at work in this segment of the population are considered.
Journal ArticleDOI
Cost-effectiveness of a multifactorial fracture prevention program for elderly people admitted to nursing homes.
TL;DR: Multifactorial fracture prevention appears to be cost-effective in preventing fractures in nursing home residents and further research is required to confirm the results.
Journal ArticleDOI
Changes in activities of daily living, physical fitness, and depressive symptoms after six-month periodic well-rounded exercise programs for older adults living in nursing homes or special nursing facilities.
Pei Ouyang,Hiroshi Yatsuya,Hideaki Toyoshima,Rei Otsuka,Keiko Wada,Kunihiro Matsushita,Miyuki Ishikawa,Li Yuanying,Yo Hotta,Hirotsugu Mitsuhashi,Takashi Muramatsu,Norikatsu Kasuga,Koji Tamakoshi +12 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a 6-month, twice weekly, well-rounded exercise program provided for institutionalized older adults could be effective in improving the ADL and physical fitness of the elderly.
Journal ArticleDOI
History and Physical Examination of Hip Injuries in Elderly Adults
TL;DR: The aim of this study is to discuss the different diagnoses of hip pain in a case study of an elderly woman who initially complained of pain in her right knee following a fall at home and review diagnostic tests such as radiographs to recommend appropriate management and treatment of hip fractures in elderly patients.