%0 Journal Article
%T The effects of fall prevention program on knowledge, self-efficacy, and preventive activity related to fall, and depression of low-income elderly women
%J Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi (Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing)
%D 2005
%A Shin, K-R
%A Shin, Su Jin
%A Kim, Jeong-Sun
%A Kim, Jin-Yeong
%V 35
%N 1
%P 104-112
%X PURPOSE: This research was conducted to determine the effects of a fall prevention program on knowledge, self-efficacy, prevention activity, and depression in the low-income elderly women. METHOD: The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. There were 22 subjects in the experimental group and 22 in the control group. A fall prevention program was performed for approximately 40 minutes, once a week for 6 weeks. RESULTS: The results of this study were as follows: There were statistically significant differences of knowledge, self-efficacy, and prevention activity related to falls and depression between the experimental group and control group. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the fall prevention program used in this study is appropriate for the elderly, therefore this program is strongly recommended for community-based health and welfare centers.
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%I Taehan Kanho Hakhoe
%@ 1598-2874
%U http://dx.doi.org/