• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the change of study variables (knowledge, efficacy, and fatigue) related to using orthosis and fear of falling in fracture patients wearing the leg orthosis after fall prevention education in terms of educational method and frequency. Methods: Participants were 87 fracture patients wearing the leg orthosis. Experimental I group (n=30) and experimental II group (n=27) received the fall prevention education once and three times respectively with leaflets. Experimental III group (n=30) received video training once. Results: The level of the subjects' knowledge was significantly increased in experimental I and II groups rather than in experimental III group. In case of experimental I and experimental II group, fear of falling was decreased when compared to experimental III group. However, there were no significant changes in efficacy and fatigue related to using orthosis among three groups. Conclusion: The fall prevention education using leaflets was more effective than video training method. Only one education with leaflets was effective enough. Therefore, it is recommended that the education with leaflets or pamphlets should be developed systematically according to the characteristics of fracture patients wearing the leg orthosis.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2024

Purpose: Patients' perception of fall risk is a promising new indicator for fall prevention. Therefore, a fall risk perception questionnaire that can be used rapidly and repeatedly in acute care settings is required. This study aimed to develop a short version of the fall risk perception questionnaire (Short-FRPQ) for inpatients. Methods: For the psychometric measurements, 246 inpatients were recruited from an acute care hospital. The construct (using confirmatory factor analysis and discriminant validity of each item), convergent, and known-group validities were tested to determine the validity of the Short-FRPQ. McDonald's omega coefficient was used to examine the internal consistency of reliability. Results: In the confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices of the Short-FRPQ, comprising 14 items and three factors, appeared to be satisfactory. The Short-FRPQ had a significantly positive correlation with the original scale, the Korean Falls Efficacy Scale-International, and the Morse Fall Scale. The risk of falls group, assessed using the Morse Fall Scale, had a higher score on the Short-FRPQ. McDonald's omega coefficient was .90. Conclusion: The Short-FRPQ presents good reliability and validity. As patient participation is essential in fall interventions, evaluating the fall risk perception of inpatients quickly and repeatedly using scales of acceptable validity and reliability is necessary.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.274-282
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• 2012

이 연구는 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 낙상예방을 위하여 가상현실 체험형 게임 운동(Nintendo-Wii Sport-NWS)과 요부안정화 운동을 실시하고 낙상관련 신체 심리 기능 변화를 측정하였다. 뇌졸중환자 30명을 대상으로 신체적 기능은 정적, 동적균형으로 측정하였고 심리적기능은 낙상효능감을 측정하여 운동 전과 운동 후, 각 운동군간을 비교분석하였다. 정적균형은 BBS, FRT, 동적균형은 TUG, 10m 보행검사, 낙상효능감은 낙상 효능감 지수로 측정되었다. 그 결과 두군 모두 신체 심리적기능에서 유의한 개선을 나타내었다. 그러나 BBS, FRT, 10m보행에서 요부안정화 운동군이 더 통계적으로 개선된 것으로 나타났으며 낙상효능감은 가상현실 체험형 게임 운동 군에서 더욱 개선된 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 가상현실 체험형 게임운동은 뇌졸중환자의 신체 심리적 기능 증진에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.233-244
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• 2020

Purpose: The study investigated pain and falls as psychological factors in Total Knee Replacement patients and examined the relationship between these factors. Methods: Ninety-six total knee replacement patients aged 69.31±7.01 (male: 21, female: 75) participated in the study. Post-surgery pain was assessed on a visual analog scale, and fall risk scores were evaluated on fall fear and fall efficacy scales. Other psychological factors assessed included national anxiety and trail anxiety, fear prevention, Beck depression score, and psychological health measures. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between pain before surgery and FES fall fear score before surgery (p < 0.05). A statistically significant correlation was found between pain after surgery and PWBS fall fear score after surgery (p < 0.05). A statistically significant correlation was found between state anxiety and PWBS, Trail anxiety (p < 0.05). A statistically significant correlation was also found between trail anxiety and BDI, PWBS (p < 0.05). State anxiety and fear avoidance before surgery were found to affect trail anxiety, and pain before surgery and fall fear score before surgery were found to affect FES. In addition, PWBS was found to affect BDI. Conclusion: The study confirms that increased pain in Total Knee Replacement patients can be a risk factor for falls. In addition, fall fears increase fear avoidance and cause psychological deterioration. This suggests that efforts should be made to reduce pain and to manage psychological factors.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of symptom experience and depression on the falls efficacy of elderly patients who were undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: The questionnaires were administered to 105 elderly patients over 65 years hospitalizing for chemotherapy from October 25 to December 30, 2018. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Pearson's correlations and Multiple Linear Regression, ursing an SPSS/WIN 22.0 program. Results: Falls efficacy was negatively correlated with the symptom experience (r=-.58, p<.001), and depression (r=-.57, p<.001). Symptom experience and depression were positively correlated (r=.72, p<.001). The significantly influential factors of falls efficacy were age (${\beta}=-.34$, p<.001), symptom experience (${\beta}=-.24$, p=.022), and the history of falls (${\beta}=-.15$, p=.040), explaining 57.0% of the variance in falls efficacy. Conclusion: The main findings of this study can be used as the foundation for developing programs to increase the falls efficacy of elderly patients undergoing chemotherapy.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.243-256
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• 2013

본 연구는 상관성 조사연구 설계를 이용하여 낙상경험 유무에 따른 낙상두려움 영향 요인을 파악하기 위해서 수행하였다. 연구대상자는 전라남도 1개시에 거주하는 낙상군 148명, 비낙상군 256명 총 404명을 대상으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용 하여 편의표집 하였으며 조사 기간은 2013년 4월 22일부터 6월 9일까지이었다. 연구결과 낙상률은 36.6%였으며 낙상군과 비낙상군은 연령, 만성질환 수, 영양위험도, 보조기구 사용, 시력장애, 청력장애에서 두 집단 간 유의한 빈도 차이를 보였다. 일반적 특성에 따른 낙상두려움 정도는 낙상군은 영양불량위험도, 보조기구 사용, 시력장애, 거주형태, 주거환경문제수에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈으며, 비낙상군은 연령, 종교, 영양위험도, 보조기구 사용, 시력장애, 청력장애, 거주형태, 주거환경문제수에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 낙상군은 비낙상군에 비해 낙상두려움, 일상활동장애, 우울은 유의하게 더 높았고 낙상효능감과 주거환경 문제수는 낮았으며 정적균형, 복합이동능력, 생활만족도는 두 집단간 유의한 차이가 없었다. 상관관계를 측정한 결과 낙상군은 낙상두려움과 생활만족도, 낙상효능감 간에 유의한 음의 상관성을 보였으며, 일상활동장애, 우울, 주거환경문제수와는 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였다. 비낙상군은 낙상두려움과 생활만족도, 낙상효능감은 유의한 음의 상관성을 보였고 일상활동장애, 복합이동능력, 우울, 주거환경문제수와는 유의한 양의 상관성을 보였다. 낙상군의 낙상두려움 영향요인은 일상생활장애, 우울, 낙상효능감, 정적균형, 보조기구사용으로 46.1%의 설명력을 보였으며, 비낙상군은 낙상효능감, 주거환경문제수, 일상활동장애. 영양위험도, 주거형태, 현기증, 보조기구사용 등으로 55.2%의 설명력을 보였다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 독거여성노인 낙상두려움은 신체적 특성과 심리적 특성 및 주거 환경적 특성과 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났지만 낙상경험에 따라 차이가 있으므로 독거노인 의 낙상두려움을 감소시키기 위해서는 낙상경험을 고려한 중재가 필요함이 확인되었다. 그러나 낙상두려움이 재낙상의 중요한 관련 변수이기는 하지만 교정가능성이 높은 점을 고려하여 낙상두려움 정도 및 위험요인에 대한 주기적 평가를 통해 고위험군을 발견하도록 하고, 이들을 대상으로 낙상경험에 따른 통합적 중재 프로그램이 맞춤형으로 개발 제공되어 져야 할 것이다.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 고령자를 위한 개별 웨어러블(Wearable) 기기를 이용한 낙상 감지에 대해 논한다. 신뢰할 수 있는 낙상 감지를 위한 저비용 웨어러블 기기를 설계하기 위해서 대표적인 두 가지 모델을 종합적으로 분석하여 제시한다. 기계 학습 모델인 의사결정 나무(Decision Tree), 랜덤 포래스트(Random Forest), SVM(Support Vector Machine)과 심층 학습 모델인 일차원(One-Dimensional) 합성곱 신경망(Convolutional Neural Network)을 사용하여 낙상 감지 학습 능력을 정량화하였다. 또한 입력 데이터에 적용하기 위한 데이터 분할, 전처리, 특징 추출 방법 등을 고려하여 검토된 모델의 유효성을 평가한다. 실험 결과는 전반적인 성능 향상을 보여주며 심층학습 모델의 유효성을 검증한다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2023

Purpose: Obstacle crossing training is being used to improve the walking ability of stroke patients, but studies on which method is more effective when performing obstacle crossing training with an unaffected limb lead (OCT-ULL) and an affected limb lead (OCT-ALL) are not well known. As such, this study aims to compare the intervention effects of obstacle crossing training using unaffected limb leads (OCT-ULL) and obstacle crossing training using affected limb leads (OCT-ALL). Methods: In total, 25 patients with chronic stroke were studied and assigned randomly to the obstacle crossing training with unaffected limb leads (OCT-ULL) group or the obstacle crossing training with affected limb leads (OCT-ALL) group. A lower extremity strength test, balance and gait test, and fall efficacy test were conducted as preliminary tests, and all patients participated in the intervention for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for four weeks, and the same preliminary tests were conducted post-intervention. Results: Compared with the OCT-ALL group, the OCT-ULL group showed a significant improvement in the strength of the affected hip abductor muscle and in balance and gait, as well as in fall efficacy (p<.05). Conclusion: This study suggested that applying the OCT-ULL training method in the obstacle crossing training of stroke patients is more effective for improving balance and gait functions than OCT-ALL.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2014

Falls are common after stroke and most frequently related to loss of balance while walking. Consequently, preventing falls is one of the goals of acute, rehabilitative, and chronic stroke care. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors of falls and to determine how well the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) could distinguish between fallers and non-fallers among stroke patients during inpatient rehabilitation. One hundred and fifteen participants with at least 3 months post-stroke and able to walk at least 3 m with or without a mono cane participated in this study. Fifty-four (47%) participants reported falling, and 15 (27.8%) had a recurrent fall. Logistic regression analysis for predicting falls showed that left hemiplegia [odds ratio (OR)=4.68] and fear of falling (OR=5.99) were strong risk factors for falls. Fallers performed worse than non-fallers on the FES, TUG, and BBS (p<.05, p<.01, respectively). In the receiver operator characteristic curve analysis, the TUG demonstrated the best discriminating ability among the three assessment tools. The cut-off score was 22 seconds on the TUG for discriminating fallers from non-fallers (sensitivity=88.9%, specificity=45.9%) and 27 seconds for discriminating recurrent fallers from single fallers and non-fallers (sensitivity=71.4%, specificity=40.2%). Results suggest that there is a need for providing fall prevention and injury minimization programs for stroke patients who record over 22 seconds on the TUG.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.441-451
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• 2015

Objective : The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the differences between Parkinson's disease rating, balance, fall and gait scales. Results : Parkinson's disease rating scales include the Hoehn-Yahr Scale and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The Hoehn-Yahr Scale can measure disease rates easily; however it is not sensitive enough to evaluate the disease's process and management. UPDRS's advantage is in it's higher inter-reliability score; however it is more complicated to use. Parkinson's balance scales are comprised of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). BBS has the advantage in that it is cheaper to measure and simple in use. ABC's advantage is especially in it's ability to measure higher functional levels; however it is more difficult measure responses due to scores appearing in both extremes. The Fall Efficacy Scale (FES) and The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFE) are Parkinson's fall scales. FES's leverage over SAFE is that it is simpler to measure; however it does not coincide with responses which proves disadvantageous in measuring balance loss in high-level Parkinson's patients. SAFE's advantage is in it's simpler use and ability to be utilized without encountering the fear of fall; however it's at a disadvantage in regards to its use with multilateral aspects providing insufficient inspection. Lastly, the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) and the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) are Parkinson's gait scales. DGI is advantageous in its ability to test gait ability when exposed to a variety of external environments; however it is disadvantageous in that it registers higher scores with activities. FGA's advantage is in it's dynamic balance test; however it at a disadvantage with those unable to walk. Conclusion : A researcher of Parkinson's patients must choose each scale while considering their positive and negative characteristics.