| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We evaluated the effectiveness of educational intervention for community-dwelling older adults who had a high risk of falls. Support was provided to enable the individuals to recognize risk factors, and to implement and continue fall prevention in 3 areas: the living environment, which the person can be relatively easily aware of and improve; gait, which does not lend itself to self-awareness by the person but is an important risk factor for falls; and muscle strength, which is essential for improving gait. The proportion of subjects who implemented and continued preventive methods was 33.3% for determining risk factors in the living environment, 72.5% for gait improvement, and 78.5% for exercise to prevent decreases in muscle strength. The incidence of falls during the 3 months after the intervention was 7.8%. No significant differences were seen between those who had experienced falls and those who had not in the rate of implementation of preventive methods or the incidence of falls.
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