Dizzy - Why not take a walk? low level physical activity improves quality of life among elderly with dizziness

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 652-659

  Ekwall, Anna ^a   Lindberg, Åsa ^b   Magnusson, Måns ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Dizziness; Elderly; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; WALKING;

EID: 70449519039     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235812     Document Type: Article

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