PMID- 27835770
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170623
LR  - 20190318
IS  - 1872-6976 (Electronic)
IS  - 0167-4943 (Linking)
VI  - 68
DP  - 2017 Jan-Feb
TI  - The effects of eyeball exercise on balance ability and falls efficacy of the 
      elderly who have experienced a fall: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial.
PG  - 181-185
LID - S0167-4943(16)30186-8 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.006 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of eyeball 
      exercise on balance and fall efficacy of the elderly who have experienced a fall. 
      MATERIAL AND METHODS: Subjects were randomly assigned to the eyeball exercise 
      group (n=30) or functional exercise group (n=31). All subjects received 30 
      sessions for 10 weeks. To identify the effects on balance, static and dynamic 
      balance were measured using the center of pressure (CoP) measurement equipment 
      and Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) respectively. Fall efficacy was evaluated using 
      the modified efficacy scale (MFES). The outcome measurements were performed 
      before and after the 10 weeks training period. RESULTS: After 10 weeks, static 
      balance, dynamic balance, and fall efficacy were significantly improved in both 
      groups. Also, there were significant differences in the outcome measures between 
      both groups (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that eyeball exercise 
      is beneficial to improve the fall efficacy as well as the balance of the elderly 
      compared with functional exercise. Eyeball exercise would be useful to improve 
      balance and fall efficacy of the elderly who have experienced a fall.
CI  - Copyright A(c) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Park, Jin-Hyuck
AU  - Park JH
AD  - Department of Occupational Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University, 
      Wonju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: roophy@naver.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
DEP - 20161105
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Arch Gerontol Geriatr
JT  - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
JID - 8214379
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidental Falls/*prevention & control
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Exercise Test
MH  - Exercise Therapy/*methods
MH  - *Eye
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Postural Balance
MH  - Single-Blind Method
MH  - Treatment Outcome
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Balance
OT  - Elderly
OT  - Eyeball exercise
OT  - Fall efficacy
OT  - Functional exercise
EDAT- 2016/11/12 06:00
MHDA- 2017/06/24 06:00
CRDT- 2016/11/12 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/10/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2016/10/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/11/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/06/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/11/12 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0167-4943(16)30186-8 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2017 Jan-Feb;68:181-185. doi: 
      10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.006. Epub 2016 Nov 5.