Interventions for promoting mobility in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-100

  Yeom, Hye A ^a   Keller, Colleen ^a   Fleury, Julie ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventions; Mobility; Older adults; Physical activity; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE THERAPY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 60249099598     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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