Self-management and adherence with exercise-based falls prevention programmes: A qualitative study to explore the views and experiences of older people and physiotherapists

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 379-386

  Robinson, Lisa ^a   Newton, Julia L ^b   Jones, Diana ^c   Dawson, Pamela ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise based falls prevention programmes; Older people; Physiotherapists; Self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

EID: 84897675114     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.797507     Document Type: Article

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