Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

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Effects of a Stim up Mat Walking Exercise Program on Balance, Gait Function and Joint Motion Range of the Frail Elderly: Gyeong Ran Kim, Mi Sook Song; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2019;30(1):47-56. Published online March 31, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.1.47

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PURPOSE
This study was performed to evaluate effects of a stim-up matt walking exercise program on balance and gait of the frail elderly.
METHODS
A total of 37 elderly people recruited from S city were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=22) and control group (n=15). The stim-up matt walking exercise program was offered twice a week for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0.
RESULTS
The dynamic balance ability Timed Up and Go test of the experimental group was significantly faster than that of the control group (t=21.72, p<.001). The static balance ability open-eye standing test (t=44.15, p<.001) and close-eye standing test (t=9.01, p=.005) also showed increase in effects of the experimental group. In the walking ability, gait cycle (t=2.48, p=.018), cadence (t=âˆ’2.21, p=.034) and gait speed (t=âˆ’2.78, p=.009), positive effects were on. However, no statistically significant differences were found in stride length and double support. At the ankle joint range left ankle plantar flexion (t=3.92, p<.001) and left ankle dorsal flexion (t=4.51, p<.001) were higher in the experimental group than in the control group, and also right ankle plantar flexion (t=2.79, p=.008) and right ankle dorsal flexion (t=2.92, p=.006) increased in the experimental group.
CONCLUSION
The significance of this study is that the stim-up matt walking exercise program for the frail elderly proves to be useful for improving balance and walking.

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Differences in the Gait Pattern and Muscle Activity of the Lower Extremities during Forward and Backward Walking on Sand
Chae-Won Kwon, Seong Ho Yun, Jung-Won Kwon
The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy.2022; 34(1): 45. CrossRef

The Level of Pain, Gait Speed, and ROM in Community-dwelling Older Adults with Knee Joint Pain: Kye Ha Kim, Jin Min Lee; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2017;28(2):156-164. Published online June 30, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.2.156

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of pain, gait speed, and ROM (Range of motion) in community-dwelling older adults with knee joint pain.
METHODS
A convenience sample of 160 participants living in G city were recruited. Elderly people who suffer from knee joint pain with a pain level â‰¥5 during the last one year on a visual analogue scale were included in the study. The data were collected from June to August 2016. All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0.
RESULTS
Participants' pain was 6.81 by VAS. The mean gait speed was 13.9 sec/10m. The ROM of left knee and right knee were 54.06Â° and 56.50Â°, respectively. The level of pain was different according to gender (t=-4.87, p<.001), economic status (t=3.51, p=.032), diseases (t=5.23, p<.001), diagnosis of arthritis (t=3.86, p<.001), region of knee joint pain (F=9.30, p<.001), duration of pain occurrence (F=13.82, p<.001), and limp (F=3.58, p<.001). The level of knee joint pain and gait speed had significant correlations.
CONCLUSION
The gait speed in older adults is an important variable that should be taken into account in the assessment of their level of knee joint pain.

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The impact of low back pain and disability on frailty levels in older women: longitudinal data from the BACE-Brazil cohort
Vitor Tigre Martins Rocha, Amanda Aparecida Oliveira Leopoldino, Bárbara Zille de Queiroz, Renata Antunes Lopes, Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo da Silva, Juliano Bergamaschine Mata Diz, Daniele Sirineu Pereira, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira
European Geriatric Medicine.2023; 14(1): 181. CrossRef

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