Dancing for balance: Feasibility and efficacy in oldest-old adults with visual impairment

Nursing Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-143

  Hackney, Madeleine E ^a,b,c   Hall, Courtney D ^d,e   Echt, Katharina V ^a,b,c   Wolf, Steven L ^a,c  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Birmingham Atlanta VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dance; Exercise; Oldest old; Rehabilitation; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DANCE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DANCE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84875025648     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e318283f68e     Document Type: Article

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