The Effectiveness of Balance Strategy Exercise with ROM Exercises to Reduce the Risk of Falling in Parents
Grido Handoko Sriyono 1,a, Nur Hamim 2,b, Achmad Junaedi 3,c

Departement of Nursing, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Hafshawaty Pesantren Zainul Hasan, Probolinggo East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Falls are an accident and the most common cause of injury to parents. Many kinds of sports exercises have been done to prevent falls, including balance and muscle strength exercises. But there are still shortcomings so that the problem of falling in parents is still common. Objective: Research to find out the effectiveness of the effect of Balance Strategy Exercise (BSE) with Range of Motion (ROM) exercise to reduce the risk of falling in elderly people in elderly homes. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post test method without a control group. A total of 40 parents from two nursing homes, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sampling technique uses simple random sampling to assign parents to the BSE or ROM by the same amount. The intervention was given for 30 minutes per session, and was administered three times a week for three weeks. Fall risk is measured using Timed Up and Go (TUG). Data analysis used paired t-test, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U-test. The results showed a significant difference between the research data before and after the intervention in the BSE group (p = 0.001) and the ROM group (p = 0.001). However, the ROM group showed a significantly higher score reduction than the BSE group after the intervention (p=0.008). Lower limb ROM exercises are better for reducing the risk of falling in parents living in elderly homes than BSE. Suggestions that this exercise can be applied as a fall risk prevention program for parents in elderly homes.

Keywords: ROM, Exercise,BSE, Parents

Topic: Physiology