The Enhanced Primary Care program and falls prevention: Perceptions of private occupational therapists and physiotherapists

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 72-77

  Middlebrook, Sarah ^a,b   Mackenzie, Lynette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Aged; Community dwelling; Exercise; Home visit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84862199481     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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