Effectiveness of reminder telephone calls for physical activity on the fall risk in older adults: A nonrandomized posttest-only evaluation study

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 1, 322 - 331, 31.03.2022

Ayşe Didem Çakır , Yeliz Çulha , Funda Büyükyılmaz , Funda Büyükyılmaz

Abstract

Purpose: The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of reminder telephone calls for physical activity on fall risk in older adults.
Materials and Methods: This study was nonrandomized posttest-only evaluation. The older adults were non-randomly assigned to the reminder telephone call group (n=30), the control group (n=30). For the reminder telephone call group, the physical activity program to be applied at home 3 days a week, for a total of 8 weeks. The participants were invited to an outpatient follow-up at the 4th and 8th weeks, and the fall risk was evaluated by using the Multiple Platform Dynamic Posturography Device.
Results: The majority were women (93.33%), and their mean age was 70.40 ± 6.52 years. Of the participants, 43.33% live alone, 51.67% use drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory), 61.67% had fall history. The mean fall risk in both follow-ups after the reminder telephone call for physical activity was significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group
Conclusion: Telephone call including reminders and encouragement for physical activity was effective on the fall risk in older adults.

Keywords

Fall risk, older adults, telephone calls

Thanks

The authors were thankful for using “Physical Activity Training Booklet” that was developed by the Turkish Osteoporosis Patient Society in 2015.

Yaşlı bireylerde fiziksel aktivite hakkında hatırlatıcı telefon görüşmesinin düşme riski üzerindeki etkinliği: Randomize olmayan, son-test çalışması

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, yaşlı bireylerde fiziksel aktivite hakkında hatırlatıcı telefon görüşmesinin düşme riski üzerindeki etkinliğini belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmanın tasarımı, randomize olmayan, son-testti. Yaşlı bireyler, hatırlatıcı telefon görüşmesi grubuna (n=30) ve kontrol grubuna (n=30) rastgele atandı. Hatırlatıcı telefon görüşmesi grubu için haftada 3 gün, toplam 8 hafta evde fiziksel aktivite programı uygulandı. Katılımcılar 4. ve 8. haftalarda poliklinik kontrolüne çağırılarak Çoklu Platform Dinamik Postürografi Cihazı ile düşme riski değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin çoğunluğu kadın (%93.33) ve yaş ortalamaları 70.40 ±6.52 yıl idi. Katılımcıların %43.33'ü yalnız yaşamakta, %51.67'si ilaç (nonsteroidal antiinflamatuar) kullanmakta, %61.67'si düşme öyküsüne sahipti. Fiziksel aktivite hakkında hatırlatıcı telefon görüşmesi sonrası her iki izlemde de ortalama düşme riski deney grubunda kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede düşüktü
Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylerde, düşme riski üzerinde fiziksel aktivite hakkında hatırlatıcı ve teşvik edici telefon görüşmesi etkili olmuştur.

Keywords

Düşme riski, telefon görüşmeleri, yaşlı yetişkinler

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