Older adults' motivating factors and barriers to exercise to prevent falls

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-160

  De Groot, Gudrun Cathrine Lindgren ^a,b,e   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^b,c,d  

^a Telemark Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c Lovisenberg Deaconale University College   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; ageing; exercise or physical activity; health professionals

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 79956066321     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038128.2010.487113     Document Type: Article

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