Methods
This study was conducted at Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, from
January 2009 to May 2010. Following Siriraj Ethical Committee
approval, we recruited elderly out-patients who had
a history of falls in the previous 12 months. Our definition
of fall was “an event that resulted in a person coming to rest
unintentionally on the ground or other lower level, and which
does not occur as a result of an intrinsic event or overwhelming
hazard”.15 The inclusion criteria were: elderly aged more
than 50 years who fell; or those with a history of osteoporotic
fracture in the previous year. Those who could not follow
commands, or had a severe medical condition that prevented
them from performing exercise, were excluded.
After participants signed the informed consent, demographic
data including age, sex, underlying diseases, fall
history, walking ability, turning, ability to go outside by
oneself, and fear of fall history were recorded. Participants
were evaluated for balancing abilities using a battery of tests
including: Timed Up and Go test (TUGT)16 (time taken to
rise from a chair, walk a 3 m distance, turn around, walk
back and sit down); chair stand17 (time taken to rise from a
Methods
This study was conducted at Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, from
January 2009 to May 2010. Following Siriraj Ethical Committee
approval, we recruited elderly out-patients who had
a history of falls in the previous 12 months. Our definition
of fall was “an event that resulted in a person coming to rest
unintentionally on the ground or other lower level, and which
does not occur as a result of an intrinsic event or overwhelming
hazard”.15 The inclusion criteria were: elderly aged more
than 50 years who fell; or those with a history of osteoporotic
fracture in the previous year. Those who could not follow
commands, or had a severe medical condition that prevented
them from performing exercise, were excluded.
After participants signed the informed consent, demographic
data including age, sex, underlying diseases, fall
history, walking ability, turning, ability to go outside by
oneself, and fear of fall history were recorded. Participants
were evaluated for balancing abilities using a battery of tests
including: Timed Up and Go test (TUGT)16 (time taken to
rise from a chair, walk a 3 m distance, turn around, walk
back and sit down); chair stand17 (time taken to rise from a
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