Rhythmic stepping exercise under cognitive conditions improves fall risk factors in community-dwelling older adults: Preliminary results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 647-653

  Yamada, Minoru ^a   Tanaka, Buichi ^a   Nagai, Koutatsu ^a   Aoyama, Tomoki ^a   Ichihashi, Noriaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

fall risk; older adults; rhythmic stepping exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 79959436581     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.551341     Document Type: Article

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