Kyung Rim Shin; Su Jin Shin; Jeong Sun Kim; Jin Young Kim

doi:10.4040/jkan.2005.35.1.104

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The Effects of Fall Prevention Program on Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Preventive Activity Related to Fall, and Depression of Low-income Elderly Women: Kyung Rim Shin, Su Jin Shin, Jeong Sun Kim, Jin Young Kim; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005;35(1):104-112.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2005.35.1.104
Published online: March 28, 2017

¹College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

²College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

³Institute of Human Genomic Study, Korea University, Korea.

krshin@ewha.ac.kr

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Purpose
This research was conducted to determine the effects of a fall prevention program on knowledge, self-efficacy, prevention activity, and depression in the low-income elderly women.
Method
The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 22 subjects in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. A fall prevention program was performed for approximately 40 minutes, once a week for 6 weeks.
Results
The results of this study were as follows: There were statistically significant differences of knowledge, self-efficacy, and prevention activity related to falls and depression between the experimental group and control group.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the fall prevention program used in this study is appropriate for the elderly, therefore this program is strongly recommended for community-based health and welfare centers.
Keywords: Elderly; Women; Fall prevention program; Self-efficacy

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The Effects of Fall Prevention Program on Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Preventive Activity Related to Fall, and Depression of Low-income Elderly Women

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2005;35(1):104-112. Published online March 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2005.35.1.104

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