Attitudes and expectations regarding exercise in the hospital of hospitalized older adults: A qualitative study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 713-718

  So, Cynthia ^a   Pierluissi, Edgar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Exercise; Functional decline; Hospitalization associated disability; Low mobility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED REST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859852054     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03900.x     Document Type: Article

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