Can chronic disease management plans including occupational therapy and physiotherapy services contribute to reducing falls risk in older people?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 211-215

  Mackenzie, Lynette ^a   Clemson, Lindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Ageing; Chronic disease; Community health services; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84897547952     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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