Physical therapists' health promotion activities for older adults

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-48

  Healey, William E ^a   Broers, K Blaire ^b   Nelson, Julie ^c   Huber, Gail ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lakeshore Sports Physical Therapy   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Health promotion; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858433374     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e318220d1f0     Document Type: Article

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