Older people enhancing self-efficacy in fall-risk situations

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 80-91

  Cheal, Beth ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^b  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Falls prevention; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALLING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034993666     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2001.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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