Benefits of home visits for falls and autonomy in the elderly: A randomized trial study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 247-252

  Pardessus, V ^a   Puisieux, F ^a   Di Pompeo, C ^a   Gaudefroy, C ^a   Thevenon, A ^a   Dewailly, P ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; HOUSES; MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS (INDUSTRIAL PLANTS); PATIENT MONITORING;

AUTONOMY;

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036209819     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200204000-00002     Document Type: Article

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