Supported community exercise in people with long-term neurological conditions: A phase II randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 588-598

  Elsworth, Charlotte ^a,b   Winward, Charlotte ^a,c,d   Sackley, Cath ^b,d   Meek, Charmaine ^b,d   Freebody, Jane ^e,g   Esser, Patrick ^a,d   Izadi, Hooshang ^a   Soundy, Andy ^b,d   Barker, Karen ^d,f   Hilton Jones, David ^d,e   Lowe, Catherine Minns ^d,f   Paget, Sandra ^d,g   Tims, Martin ^d   Parnell, Richard ^d,g   Patel, Smitaa ^b   Wade, Derick ^c,d   Dawes, Helen ^a,d,h  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD CENTRE FOR ENABLEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d LIFE Steering Group   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g Neurological Conditions ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Neurological diseases; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052687413     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510392076     Document Type: Article

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