Long-term effects of three multicomponent exercise interventions on physical performance and fall-related psychological outcomes in community-dwelling older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-446

  Freiberger, Ellen ^a   Häberle, Lothar ^a   Spirduso, Waneen W ^b   Rixt Zijlstra, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; exercise; fear of falling; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FITNESS; GERMANY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME;

EID: 84858342517     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03859.x     Document Type: Article

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