The Examination of N'Balance, a Community -Based Fall Prevention for Older Adults

The purpose of this study was to examine N'Balance(c), a community-based fall prevention intervention for older adults, exploring physical functioning and balance self-efficacy and leisure self-efficacy. Research suggests that fall prevention interventions with multifactorial, multidimensional interventions should include components of flexibility, balance, gait mobility, and strength (AGS, 2001). As an intervention trial with a control group, results of this study indicate that NBalance(c) has potential as a community-based fall prevention program for older adults, as noted by the N'Balance(c) group's significant improvement in terms of their fear of falling and balance as well as additional improvements in leisure self-efficacy that approached statistical significance over a six-week period. Overall, the results indicated that N'Balance(c) is a promising intervention program that seems to have physical and psychosocial benefits for older adults.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Headley, Catherine Mary

Contributors dc:contributor

• Laura Payne

• Gerontology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3392063

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86026