Effectiveness of the Chaos Falls Clinic in preventing falls and injuries of home-dwelling older adults: A randomised controlled trial

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 265-271

  Palvanen, Mika ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Piirtola, Maarit ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Effectiveness; Fall induced injuries; Falls; Fractures; Older adults; Osteoporosis; Prevention; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STRENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VITAMIN D; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84889088800     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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