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Physical Condition and Self-efficacy in People With Fall Risk

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Fall Risk
Interventions
Other: Exercise program for fall prevention
Registration Number
NCT02746835
Lead Sponsor
Aveiro University
Brief Summary

Middle-aged or older people with fall risk were assessed and invited to a multidisciplinary falls prevention program. This program consisted on an adapted exercise program.

Two sessions per week were performed, during 6 weeks supervised by a physiotherapist.

At the end of this program, measures of physical condition and of self-efficacy were repeated to determine its related-effect.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7
Inclusion Criteria
  • Fall Risk (Morse scale)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Had no capacity to walk independently

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Exercise ProtocolExercise program for fall preventionSet of exercises for balance, endurance, muscle strength and flexibility
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-efficacy walking uneven surfaces6-weeks

Question 3- Self-efficacy walking through uneven surfaces (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)

Self-efficacy moving indoors6-weeks

Question 1- Self-efficacy moving indoors; (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)

Self-efficacy moving outside6-weeks

Question 2 - Self-efficacy moving outside (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)

Self-efficacy in physical activities6-weeks

Question 4 - Self-efficacy participating in physical activities (scoring: 0-not confident - 2-very confident)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marlene Cristina Neves Rosa

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Anadia, Aveiro, Portugal

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