Effects of physical training on the physical capacity of frail, demented patients with a history of falling: A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-73

  Toulotte, Claire ^a   Fabre, Claudine ^a   Dangremont, Bénédicte ^b   Lensel, Ghislaine ^a   Thévenon, André ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Service Med Physique Readaptation   (France)

Author keywords

Balance; Dementia; Falls; Older people; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMENTIA; FALLING; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0037278453     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.1.67     Document Type: Article

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