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Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of "Safe-Movement and Walking Program" on fear of falling in the elderly individuals living in a nursing home, using pre-/post-tests and a control-group quasi-experimental research design. Material: The study was carried out with 73 elderly participants who had been living in a rest home operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies in Istanbul, over the period of November 2012 - April 2013. 6-week intervention program was applied for the elderly individuals oriented to falling, fear of falling, safe-movement behaviors and increasing physical activities and walking. In the study, Elderly Information Form, Tinetti Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), Elderly Falls Behavioural Scale (FaB) and Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment Form (BGAF) were used as a data collection instrument. Student t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Variance, Bonferroni test, Friedman test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test was used in evaluation of data. Result: In the study, it was observed that in experimental group, the sub-scale scores of the elderly individuals about their total scores of FES, FaB total score and Cognitive Accommodation, Practicability, Awareness, Avoidance, Activity, Level Change, Catching up Phone calls, Carefulness was higher than in control group. Conclusion: It is recommended that "Safe-Movement and Walking Program" is generalized and more applied in nursing houses.

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