A dual-task home-based rehabilitation programme for improving balance control in patients with acquired brain injury: A single-blind, randomized controlled pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 329-338

  Peirone, Eliana ^a,b   Goria, Paolo Filiberto ^b   Anselmino, Arianna ^c  

^a Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Italy)

Author keywords

brain injury; dual task interference; exercise programme; patient centred care; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL-TASK INTERFERENCE; EXERCISE PROGRAMME; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT-CENTRED CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING DIFFICULTY; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN INJURY; DUAL-TASK INTERFERENCE; EXERCISE PROGRAMME; PATIENT-CENTRED CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896777554     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513501527     Document Type: Article

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