Mediating effects of psychosocial factors on concerns about falling and daily activity in a multicomponent cognitive behavioral group intervention

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-77

  Zijlstra, G A Rixt ^a   Van Haastregt, Jolanda C M ^a   Van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^a   De Witte, Luc P ^a,b   Ambergen, Ton ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accidental falls; fear of falling; mediating effects; psychosocial functioning; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79251622050     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.501054     Document Type: Article

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