To Find the association of limb movements with risk of falling in community dwelling older adults.

Completed

Brief Summary: **O**lder adults are more prone to falls. previous study reports that interlimb coordination may be a factor to risk of fall in older adults.

So this study aimed to examine the association of interlimb coordination with risk of fall in communty dwelling older adults.

Null hypothesis: there is no association between the interlimb coordination and risk of fall in community dwelling older adults.

Alternate hypothesis; there is an association of interlimb coordination with fall risk in community dwelling older adults.

older adults aged 65 to 80 years were selected for the study. fall risk assessment screening was done using "timed up and go test" and " four square step test". following that, test of "Marching-in-place" was done to assess the quality of interlimb coordination.

the data will be analysed using the chi-square test to determine the association of interlimb coordination and risk of fall in community dwelling older adults. and the psychometric properties will be determined.

if the test result proves the alternate hypothesis correct, then the "marching-in-place " test can be used as a screening tool to assess the risk of fall in community dwelling older adults.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1.participants should be able to comprehend the test procedures.
2.participants should be able to ambulate by self.
3.Person using any canes or crutches for ambulation will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Older adults who have acute or definitive diagnosis of any neurological and psychiatric illness will be excluded from the study.
Participants who currently have an upper extremity fracture or dislocation will be excluded from the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
significance of association of interlimb coordination with risk of fall in community dwelling older adults.	2 months after the completion of data collection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
if the test results are significant the "Marching-in-place" can be used as a screening tool to assess fall risk in community dwelling older adults.	test is for 30 seconds, if the person having good interlimb coordination then he does nit the risk of fall.

Locations (1): Kasturba Hospital
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Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Kasturba Hospital
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Sibadiuty Mohapatra
Principal investigator
9448758279
sibadiuty.motneuro@gmail.com