@article{ref1,
title="Impact of a multifaceted community-based falls prevention program on balance-related psychologic factors",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2008",
author="Filiatrault, Johanne and Gauvin, L. and Richard, L. and Robitaille, Yvonne and Laforest, Sophie and Fournier, M. and Corriveau, Helene",
volume="89",
number="10",
pages="1948-1957",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a multifaceted falls prevention program including exercise and educational components on perceived balance and balance confidence among community-dwelling seniors. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental design. SETTING: Community-based organizations. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and over recruited by community-based organizations. INTERVENTION: A 12-week multifaceted falls prevention program including 3 components (a 1-hour group exercise class held twice a week, a 30-minute home exercise module to be performed at least once a week, a 30-minute educational class held once a week). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Perceived balance and balance confidence. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed that the program was successful in increasing perceived balance in experimental participants. However, balance confidence was not improved by program participation. CONCLUSIONS: A multifaceted community-based falls prevention program that was successful in improving balance performance among community-dwelling seniors also had a positive impact on perceived balance. However, the program did not improve participants' balance confidence. These results suggest that balance confidence has determinants other than balance and that new components and/or modifications of existing components of the program are required to achieve maximal benefits for seniors in terms of physical and psychologic outcomes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.031",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.031"
}