Impact of a Multifaceted Community-Based Falls Prevention Program on Balance-Related Psychologic Factors

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1948-1957

  Filiatrault, Johanne ^a,b,c   Gauvin, Lise ^b,c   Richard, Lucie ^b,c,d   Robitaille, Yvonne ^a,b,e   Laforest, Sophie ^b,c,f   Fournier, Michel ^g   Corriveau, Hélène ^h,i  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Radaptation   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f services sociaux Cavendish Centre affilié universitaire en gérontologie sociale   (Canada)

^g Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidental falls; Aged; Balance; Psychology; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; QUEBEC;

EID: 55649101186     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.01.031     Document Type: Article

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