[Home ] [Archive]    
:: Main About Current Issue Archive Search Submit Contact فارسی ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Principles of Transparency::
Contact us::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
Licenses

AWT IMAGE

Attribution-NonCommercial
CC BY-NC


AWT IMAGE

Open Access Publishing


AWT IMAGE

Prevent Plagiarism


AWT IMAGE

Research Databases


AWT IMAGE


AWT IMAGE


AWT IMAGE

..
:: Volume 9, Issue 3 (8-2021) ::
J Diabetes Nurs 2021, 9(3): 1674-1688 Back to browse issues page
Fear of Falling and Static and Dynamic Balance in Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes: An Analytical Cross-sectional Study
Mahboubeh Rezaei , Maryam Sadat Jaddi Arani , Mansour Dianati , Fatemeh Atoof
Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , mandianati@gmail.com
Abstract:   (1814 Views)
Introduction: Falling and fear of falling, especially in the elderly with diabetes, is a common problem. It is highly important to identify people at risk. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the fear of falling and static and dynamic balance in the elderly with type II diabetes.
Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, 134 elderly people with type II diabetes were selected. The fear of falling was examined using the Falls Efficiency Scale International, and based on that, patients were divided into two groups, namely with and without fear of falling. Single leg standing and Narrow Path Walking tests were performed for each of the samples in both groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 22).
Results: Out of 134 elderly people with diabetes, 26.1% had a history of falling, 70.9% suffered from neuropathy, and 51.5% had experienced fear of falling. Static and dynamic balance tests showed a significant difference in the groups with and without fear of falling (P<0.001). It means that the results of balance tests were poorer in the group with the fear of falling than in the group without the fear of falling.
Conclusion: The results showed that static and dynamic balance was significantly weaker in the elderly who had the fear of falling. It is suggested that in addition to psychological counseling for the elderly with diabetes who have the fear of falling, physical and balance exercises be planned and implemented for them.
 
Keywords: Falling, Balance, elderly, Type II diabetes.
Full-Text [PDF 594 kb]   (859 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2021/03/30 | Accepted: 2021/09/14 | Published: 2021/10/17
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Rezaei M, Jaddi Arani M S, Dianati M, Atoof F. Fear of Falling and Static and Dynamic Balance in Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes: An Analytical Cross-sectional Study. J Diabetes Nurs 2021; 9 (3) :1674-1688
URL: http://jdn.zbmu.ac.ir/article-1-471-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 9, Issue 3 (8-2021) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه پرستاری دیابت Journal of Diabetes Nursing
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 39 queries by YEKTAWEB 4645