Ali Dadgari|Tengku Aizan Hamid|Mohammad Nazrul Hakim|Reza Chaman|Seyed Abbas Mousavi|Lim Poh Hin|Leila Dadvar
Randomized Control Trials on Otago Exercise Program (OEP) to Reduce Falls Among Elderly Community Dwellers in Shahroud, Iran
Universiti Putra Malaysia|Shahroud University of Medical Sciences|Iranshahr University|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Yasuj University of Medical Sciences|Shahroud University of Medical Sciences|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
fall worldwide health problem among elderly people known leading cause disabilities fall prevention programs implemented various forms otago exercise program oep one recent homebase exercise training programthis study conducted examine effectiveness oep reduce falls among elderly people shahroud ir iranthis randomised control trial conducted among elderly community dwellers shahroud city semnan province ir iran experience falls last 12 months subjects study n 317 recruited elderly senior citizens public health centers block systematic random sampling applied categorize subjects experimental control groups experimental group n 160 received oep six months compared control group n 157 received general health training study registered following id irct2014012016285n1the findings study showed oep improved physical performance bergbalancescore p 0025 timedupgotest p 0017 functional capacity armcurltest p 000 chairstandtest p 001 addition oep significantly reduced incidence falls p 000 among senior citizens experimental groupthe oep homebased exercise effective reduction incidence falls among senior citizens history falls oep recommended elderly homebound people access facilities