Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: A cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7722, 2009, Pages 670-672

  Sackley, Catherine M ^a   Van Den Berg, Maayken E ^a   Lett, Karen ^a   Patel, Smitaa ^a   Hollands, Kristen ^a   Wright, Christine C ^a   Hoppitt, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349255604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3123     Document Type: Article

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