This investigation evaluated the effects of exercise on balance and ability to transfer in an elderly population.Eighteen elderly subjects (aged 65-96) were volunteers in this study. Nine of the elderly subjects participated in a six week exercise program, while the other nine were placed into a control group. It was hypothesized that the exercise group would improve balance and gait transfer. The variables of interest were: timed one-leg stance, spontaneous sway, transfer from bed to a chair, and an ABC (Activities-specific Balance Confidence) Scale. The variable of timed one-leg stance (sec), with both eyes open and closed, increased significantly (P(0.05) with the exercise training. The pre and post testing measures for the timed one leg stance found that the X increased from 2.56 to 4.64, the SO was 6.06 and the SE was 1.43. However, the pre and post testing measures for the variables of spontaneous sway (sec), transfer (high, med, low) and the ABC scale showed little or no change This investigation evaluated the effects of exercise on balance and ability to transfer in an elderly population. Eighteen elderly subjects (aged 65-96) were volunteers in this study. Nine of the elderly subjects participated in a six week exercise program, while the other nine were placed into a control group. It was hypothesized that the exercise group would improve balance and gait transfer. The variables of interest were: timed one-leg stance, spontaneous sway, transfer from bed to a chair, and an ABC (Activities-specific Balance Confidence) Scale. The variable of timed one-leg stance (sec), with both eyes open and closed, increased significantly (P(0.05) with the exercise training. The pre and post testing measures for the timed one leg stance found that the X increased from 2.56 to 4.64, the SO was 6.06 and the SE was 1.43. However, the pre and post testing measures for the variables of spontaneous sway (sec), transfer (high, med, low) and the ABC scale showed little or no change This investigation evaluated the effects of exercise on balance and ability to transfer in an elderly population. Eighteen elderly subjects (aged 65-96) were volunteers in this study. Nine of the elderly subjects participated in a six week exercise program, while the other nine were placed into a control group. It was hypothesized that the exercise group would improve balance and gait transfer. The variables of interest were: timed one-leg stance, spontaneous sway, transfer from bed to a chair, and an ABC (Activities-specific Balance Confidence) Scale. The variable of timed one-leg stance (sec), with both eyes open and closed, increased significantly (P(0.05) with the exercise training. The pre and post testing measures for the timed one leg stance found that the X increased from 2.56 to 4.64, the SO was 6.06 and the SE was 1.43. However, the pre and post testing measures for the variables of spontaneous sway (sec), transfer (high, med, low) and the ABC scale showed little or no change (P>0.05) for both the control and exercise groups. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44318 |
| Date | 22 August 2008 |
| Creators | Bowers, DeJuana Sue |
| Contributors | Education, Davis, Shala E., Sebolt, Don R., Schlenker, Eleanor D. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | ix, 98 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 37048021, LD5655.V855_1997.B694.pdf |
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