A feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a tailored prevention program to reduce falls in older people with mild dementia

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wesson, Jacqueline ^a,e   Clemson, Lindy ^a,e   Brodaty, Henry ^b   Lord, Stephen ^c   Taylor, Morag ^b,c   Gitlin, Laura ^d   Close, Jacqueline ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Community based; Dementia; Feasibility; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84883290693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-89     Document Type: Article

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