A single home visit by an occupational therapist reduces the risk of falling after hip fracture in elderly women: A quasi-randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-450

  Di Monaco, Marco ^a   Vallero, Fulvia ^a   De Toma, Elena ^b   De Lauso, Lucia ^b   Tappero, Rosa ^b   Cavanna, Alberto ^a  

^a Presidio Sanitario San Camillo   (Italy)

^b Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Falls; Hip fracture; Home visit; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44949098550     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0206     Document Type: Article

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