The Investigation of the Effect of Mental Practice on Fear Of Falling in the Community-Dwelling Elderly .
- Conditions
- old age - fear of falling.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20150721023277N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Having a score 21 or higher from MMSE cognitive test
being at the age of 80-60 years
Having a minimum score of 24 from the Efficiency Scale, International Form (FES-I).
Having a score less than 33 in the internal visual imagery subscale, less than 20 in the external visual imagery subscale , and less than 21 in the kinesthetic imagery subscale of the VMIQ-2 questionnaire.
Having fear of falling at least in one of the activities listed in the SAFFE Test.
absence of specific visual or hearing impairment , if present, being modifiable with adaptable equipment (based on medical records of the center).
Reading and writing skills.
Using disruptive equilibrium drugs.
Having neurological diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer's, stroke, Parkinson's and MS that causes cognitive or balance impairment (geriatric physician confirmation).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of fear of falling in activity of daily living in the Activities-specific Balance Confidence questionnaire. Timepoint: Measure fear of falling in activity of daily living at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days (4 weeks) after the intervention. Method of measurement: Activities-specific Balance Confidence questionnaire.;Satisfaction in activity of daily living, the score derived from the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Timepoint: Measuring satisfaction degree in activity of daily living at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days (4 weeks) after the intervention. Method of measurement: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure Inventory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance Score in Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach Test. Timepoint: Measurement of balance at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days (4 weeks) after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale and Functional Reach Test Questionnaire.;Functional mobility score in Time UP and GO test. Timepoint: Measurement of functional mobility at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days (4 weeks) after the intervention. Method of measurement: Time UP and GO test to measure functional mobility.