A combined strength and balance exercise program to decrease falls risk in dialysis patients : a feasibility study Bennett, Paul N., Breugelmans, Leo, Chan, Danwin, Calo, Marlena and Ockerby, Cherene 2012, A combined strength and balance exercise program to decrease falls risk in dialysis patients : a feasibility study, Journal of exercise physiology, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 26-39. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads bennett-acombined-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 125.19KB 769 Title A combined strength and balance exercise program to decrease falls risk in dialysis patients : a feasibility study Author(s) Bennett, Paul N. orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-3499 Breugelmans, Leo Chan, Danwin Calo, Marlena Ockerby, Cherene Journal name Journal of exercise physiology Volume number 15 Issue number 4 Start page 26 End page 39 Total pages 14 Publisher American Society of Exercise Physiologists Place of publication Duluth, Minn. Publication date 2012-08 ISSN 1097-9751 Keyword(s) Dialysis Falls End Stage Kidney Disease Exercise Physiologist Summary People suffering end-stage kidney disease receiving hemodialysis have a greater risk of falling and suffering debilitating injuries. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and impact of a combined strength and balance exercise intervention on falls risk in hemodialysis patients. Twenty-four adults (mean age = 67.8 yrs) from two Australian outpatient hemodialysis clinics completed the intervention. Falls risk was measured using the Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA). There was a significant reduction in the median overall falls risk z-score from 1.67 to .52 (z = -3.11, P<.008; r = .45). Median reaction time improved from .30 to .26 sec (z = -2.86, P<.008; r = .41). A strength and balance intervention to reduce the falls risk for dialysis patients is feasible and may reduce falls risk for at risk patients. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) Socio Economic Objective 920210 Nursing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, American Society of Exercise Physiologists Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30046613 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 07 Aug 2012, 11:21:43 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2012, 15:06:06 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2012, 15:10:07 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 13:21:32 EST Mon, 17 Jun 2013, 17:47:00 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 19:21:27 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:34:28 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:06:14 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1328 Abstract Views, 770 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 07 Aug 2012, 11:21:30 EST by Jane Moschetti