A multifactorial fall prevention programme in home-dwelling elderly people: A randomized-controlled trial

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-318

  Sjosten N M ^a   Salonoja, M ^b   Piirtola, M ^a,c   Vahlberg, T ^a   Isoaho, R ^a,d,e   Hyttinen, H ^f   Aarnio, P ^b   Kivela S L ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Lieto Health Center   (Finland)

^d Central Hospital of Pori   (Finland)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^f SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^g TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Falls; Injurious falls; Multifactorial trial; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELDERLY CARE; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUP THERAPY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33947305320     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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