Reducing fear of falling and avoidance of activity in elderly persons: The development of a Dutch version of an American intervention

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-227

  Zijlstra, G A Rixt ^a   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^b   Haastregt, Jolanda C M van ^a   Eijk, Jacques Th M van ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Fear of falling; Implementation; Intervention; Replication

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; TRANSLATING;

EID: 33745654768     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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