@article{ref1,
title="Transfer effects of fall training on balance performance and spatio-temporal gait parameters in healthy community-dwelling seniors: A pilot study",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2014",
author="Donath, Lars and Faude, Oliver and Bridenbaugh, Stephanie A. and Roth, Ralf and Soltermann, Martin and Kressig, Reto W. and Zahner, Lukas",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="324-333",
abstract="The present study examined transfer effects of fall-training on fear of falling (FES-I), balance performance and spatio-temporal gait characteristics in seniors. Eighteen community-dwellers (65 to 85 years of age) were randomly assigned to the intervention (INT) or control (CON) group. INT completed 12 training-sessions (60-minutes, six weeks). During pre- and post-testing, FES-I, balance performance (double-limb, closed eyes; single-limb, opened-eyes; double-limb, opened eyes with motor-interfered task) and gait parameters (e.g. velocity; cadence; stride-time, -width, -length; variability of stride time and -length) under single, and motor-interfered tasking were measured. Dual tasks were applied to appraise improvements of cognitive processing during balance and gait. FES-I (p=0.33) and postural sway did not significantly changed (0.36<p<0.79). Trends to significant interaction-effects were found for step-width during normal-walking and stride-length-variability during the motor dual-task (p=0.05, ηp² =0.22). Fall-training did not sufficiently improve fear of falling, balance or gait performance under single or dual task conditions in healthy seniors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}