TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The effect of aquatic exercise and education on lowering fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Arnold, Cathy M.
A1  - Faulkner, Robert A.
SP  - 245
EP  - 260
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of aquatic exercise and education on fall risk factors in older adults with hip osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD: Seventy-nine adults, 65 years of age or older with hip OA and at least 1 fall risk factor, were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: aquatics and education (AE; aquatic exercise twice a wk with once-a-wk group education), aquatics only (A; 2 wk aquatic exercise) and control (C; usual activity). Balance, falls efficacy, dual-task function, functional performance (chair stands), and walking performance were measured pre- and postintervention or control period. RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in fall risk factors (full-factorial MANCOVA, baseline values as covariates; p = .038); AE improved in falls efficacy compared with C and in functional performance compared with A and C. CONCLUSION: The combination of aquatic exercise and education was effective in improving fall risk factors in older adults with arthritis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -