Does progressive resistance and balance exercise reduce falls in residential aged care? Randomized controlled trial protocol for the SUNBEAM program

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 369-376

  Hewitt, Jennifer ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Goodall, Stephen ^b   Henwood, Timothy ^c   Clemson, Lindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Cost effectiveness; Falls; Nursing care; Strength; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

BALANCE; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; FALLS; NURSING CARE; STRENGTH; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84896849340     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S53931     Document Type: Article

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