Development of foot function scale and educational program for foot care to prevent falls in regional elderly population

我们创建了一个脚部护理计划，以提高自我护理技能，以防止地区老年人跌倒。该计划包括实施安全的脚趾锻炼，以加强脚的力量，并提供关于脚的信息。以干预开始为基线，每三个月测量一次足部相关肌力和平衡，直到九个月。结果，可以继续护理的那一组在肌肉力量和平衡方面都有所改善。此外，对脚的更多关注可能对持续护理产生了影响，这表明有必要进行量身定制的干预以增加这种关注。此外，脚趾力量作为足部功能的指标很重要，有必要进行更简单的调查以增加证据水平。

We created a foot care program to improve self-care skills for the purpose of preventing falls in regional elderly people. The program consists of the implementation of safe toe exercise that strengthens the foot and the provision of information on the feet. Setting the start of intervention as the baseline, we measured the foot-related muscle strength and balance every three months until nine months. As a result, the group in which care could be continued showed improvement in both the muscle strength and balance. In addition, increased attention to the feet may have had an impact on continuous care, suggesting the necessity of tailored intervention to increase such attention. Additionally, the toe strength is important as an indicator of the foot function, and simpler investigations will be necessary to increase the evidence level.