Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
18
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17353602
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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jalali
1396
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gregorian
2017
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Effect of Pilates Exercise on Fear of Falling in Iranian Elderly Women
توانبخشی ورزشی
Sport rehabilitation
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Pilates exercise on Fear of Falling (FOF) among elderly women.<br>
<strong>Methods: </strong>The present study is a clinical trial that was conducted on 44 elderly women aged between 60-80 years. Subjects were recruited through the convenience sampling method and were then randomly divided into two groups of inference viz. Pilates exercise group, the members of which underwent Pilates exercise training along with the routine sanatorium exercises and the control group in which members stuck with (routine exercise only. Data was gathered by using demographic questionnaire and Fall Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). For the intervention group, Pilates training was done for 8 weeks, three times a week (1 hour per session) under the supervision of a trained coach. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software v.16.<br>
<strong>Results: </strong>The findings indicated that the means of FES-I scores in Pilates group improved from 32.90 to 22.18 (MD=10.72) after the intervention. According to the independent t-test, there was a significant difference in the means of post intervention FES-I scores, between the two groups (P=0<001). In the Pilates group, the effect size of intervention was much more than the control group (ES=0.89).<br>
<strong>Discussion: </strong>Pilates training could decrease the FOF and may thus be implemented as an effective interventional method for fall prevention in elderly women.</div>
Pilates,Fear, Fall, Fear of Falling (FOF), Aged
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-633-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Mahsa
Badiei
ma.badiei@uswr.ac.ir
1800319475328460015138
1800319475328460015138
No
Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farahnaz
Mohammadi Shahboulaghi
f.mohammadi@uswr.ac.ir
1800319475328460015139
1800319475328460015139
Yes
Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadali
Hosseini
mahmaimy2020@gmail.com
1800319475328460015140
1800319475328460015140
No
Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi
Noroozi
noroozimehdi04@gmail.com
1800319475328460015141
1800319475328460015141
No
Social Determinates of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shima
Nazari
Sh.Nazari@uswr.ac.ir
1800319475328460015142
1800319475328460015142
No
Department of Nursing Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.