Feasibility of a 6-Month Home-Based Fall Prevention Exercise Program in Older Adults with COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a high risk and rate of falls. Home-based fall prevention exercise programs reduce falls in older adults and may be an alternative approach for people with COPD without access to hospital-based rehabilitation. Therefore, we aimed to determine the feasibility of a home-based fall prevention exercise program in older adults with COPD and to examine the effect of the program on fall-related outcomes at baseline, 3 and 6 months.

Patients and methods

Adults ≥60 years with COPD at risk for falls participated in a single group study. The intervention was a 6-month home-based fall prevention program which included 40 minutes of independent exercise three times per week, four physiotherapist home visits, bimo

SUBMITTER: Beauchamp MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184142 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature