"Better for others than for me": A belief that should shape our efforts to promote participation in falls prevention strategies

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-144

  Haines, Terry P ^a   Day, Lesley ^a   Hill, Keith D ^b   Clemson, Lindy ^c   Finch, Caroline ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Falls and mobility problems; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROL STRATEGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EXERCISE; FALLS AND MOBILITY PROBLEMS; HEALTH PROMOTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TAI JI; VICTORIA;

EID: 84900875549     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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