Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sherrington, Catherine ^a,b   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Vogler, Constance M ^c   Close, Jacqueline Ct ^b,d   Howard, Kirsten ^e   Dean, Catherine M ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^a   Barraclough, Elizabeth ^a,b   Ramsay, Elisabeth ^a,b   O'Rourke, Sandra D ^a,b   Cumming, Robert G ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STRENGTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; MIDDLE AGED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 63449105232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-8     Document Type: Article

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