Effectiveness of education and individualized counseling in reducing environmental hazards in the homes of community-dwelling older women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1548-1556

  Wyman, Jean F ^a   Croghan, Catherine F ^a   Nachreiner, Nancy M ^a,b   Gross, Cynthia R ^a,c   Stock, Holly Hatch ^a   Talley, Kristine ^a   Monigold, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Home modifications; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENT; BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34848859947     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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