Evaluation of the Frails' Fall Efficacy by Comparing Treatments (EFFECT) on reducing fall and fear of fall in moderately frail older adults: Study protocol for a randomised control trial

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kwok, Boon C ^a   Mamun, Kaysar ^a   Chandran, Manju ^a   Wong, Chek H ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FEAR OF FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MODIFIED FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SINGAPORE; TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 79958864872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-155     Document Type: Article

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