Multidisciplinary management in geriatric day-hospital is beneficial for elderly fallers: A prospective study of 28 cases

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-70

  Manckoundia, Patrick ^a,b   Gerbault, Nathalie ^a   Mourey, France ^a,b   d'Athis, Philippe ^c   Nourdin, Christiane ^a   Monin, Marie Pierre ^a   Camus, Agnès ^a   Pfitzenmeyer, Pierre ^a,b  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Falls in elderly; Fear of falling; Prevention of falls; Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33751345574     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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