预防老年人摔倒的平衡与力量训练方法.pdf

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (2010) 57, 42–50 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00848.x Research Article LiFE Pilot Study: A randomised trial of balance and strength training embedded in daily life activity to reduce falls in older adults Lindy Clemson,1 Maria Fiatarone Singh,1 Anita Bundy,1 Robert G. Cumming,2 Elvina Weissel,3 Jo Munro,1 Kate Manollaras1 and Deborah Black1 1Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 2Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and 3Department of Veteran Affairs, New South Wales, Australia Background: Exercise as a falls prevention strategy is collection. A larger randomised trial is needed to investi- more complex with people at risk than with the general gate long-term efficacy, mechanisms of benefit and clinical population. The Lifestyle approach to reducing Falls significance of this new intervention. through Exercise (LiFE) involves embedding balance and KEY WORDS accidental fall, balance, exercise, falls lower limb strength training in habitual daily routines. prevention, self-efficacy. Methods: A total of 34 community-residing people aged ‡ 70 years were randomised either into the LiFE pro- Introduction gramme or into a no-intervention control group and fol- lowed up for six months. Inclusion criteria were two or Our current lifestyle encourages doing things more effi- ciently and with minimum effort. We use remote con- more falls or an injurious fall in the past year. trols, place items within easy r