Impact of the fall prevention Otago Exercise Programme on pain among community-dwelling older adults: a short- and long-term follow-up study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pain is a major public health issue among community-dwelling older adults, with a prevalence of 45-80%. In addition to being strongly associated with reduced physical function, loss of independence, psychological distress, lower quality of life, and risk of earlier death. Recent research has also found that pain in older adults is associated with a higher risk of falls, which itself is another major health concern. Long-term and high-intensity pain are predictors of chronic pain and pain-related disability. Therefore, establishing an evidence-based intervention that can reduce both pain and falls in older adults is of high importance. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate whether a home-based fall-preventive exercise-program can reduce pain in the target popula

SUBMITTER: Cederbom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6498390 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature