Long-term effect on mortality of a multicomponent cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce fear of falling in older adults: A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 519-523

  Kempen, G I J M ^a   Oude wesselink, S F ^a   Van haastregt, J C M ^a   Zijlstra, G A R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959564604     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr041     Document Type: Letter

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