A systematic review of interventions conducted in clinical or community settings to improve dual-task postural control in older adults

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 477-492

  Agmon, Maayan ^a   Belza, Basia ^b   Nguyen, Huong Q ^b,c   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^b   Kelly, Valerie E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Research and Evaluation Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Fall prevention; Motor learning; Physical therapy; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; CINAHL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; DATA SYNTHESIS; DUAL TASK POSTURAL CONTROL PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84897062063     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S54978     Document Type: Review

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