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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODIFIED OTAGO EXERCISE PROGRAMME (MOEP) ON RISK OF FALL AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS AT SELECTED OLD AGE HOMES IN MYSURU
Kavya R.* and Aswathy Devi M. K.
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According to WHO senior citizens refer to 60 years and above, who are the people 60 years and above ages close to or over the average life span of human beings. This cannot be defined with precision because it varies in all communities. However, a person ≥ 60 years is referred to as ‘senior citizens’ in India1. In senior citizens they have undergone many types of transition like a Physical, social, financial and the employment changes, death of a spouse. Gait and Balance functional status changes are correlated with ageing.[2] This research aims to assess the effectiveness of modified Otago exercise programme on risk of fall among senior citizens. This research is Evaluative approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. A sample number is 50 Old Age Home. Data analysis uses the descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistical test result shows that the Modified Otago exercise programme was effective in reducing the risk of fall among senior citizens. The study concluded that, planned demonstration program on modified Otago exercise was effective in reducing the level of risk of fall among senior citizens.
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