The effect of functional circuit training on self-reported fear of falling and health status in a group of physically frail older individuals: A randomized controlled trial

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 329-336

  Giné Garriga, Maria ^a   Guerra, Míriam ^a   Unnithan, Viswanath B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circuit training; Fear of falling; Frailty; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL CIRCUIT TRAINING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STRENGTH; TRAINING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886666094     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0048-3     Document Type: Article

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