Feasibility, safety and preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme for older people with Alzheimer's disease: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-438

  Suttanon, Plaiwan ^a,b,c   Hill, Keith D ^b,d   Said, Catherine M ^e,f   Williams, Susan B ^b   Byrne, Karin N ^g   Logiudice, Dina ^h   Lautenschlager, Nicola T ^e   Dodd, Karen J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Western Aged Care Assessment Service   (Australia)

^h ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Balance and strengthening exercise; falls risk; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALKING;

EID: 84876893429     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215512460877     Document Type: Article

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