Feasibilty and effectiveness of a nurse-led community exercise programme for prevention of falls among frail elderly people: A multi-centre controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 479-485

  Inokuchi, Shigeru ^a   Matsusaka, Nobuou ^a   Hayashi, Takuo ^b   Shindo, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsugi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community; Controlled study; Elderly; Fall prevention; Falls; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC NURSING; JAPAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447576840     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0080     Document Type: Article

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