Using pedometers as a strategy to increase the daily steps of older adults with chronic illness: From research to practice

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 449-456

  Farmer, Bonnie Cashin ^a   Croteau, Karen A ^a   Richeson, Nancy E ^a   Jones, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GOALS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MAINE; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; WALKING;

EID: 33748314689     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004045-200607000-00009     Document Type: Review

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