The Otago exercise program performed as group training versus home training in fall-prone older people: A randomized controlled trial

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 108-116

  Kyrdalen, Ingebjørg L ^a   Moen, Kjersti ^a   Røysland, Anne Sofie ^a   Helbostad, Jorunn L ^b,c  

^a Vestfold Hospital   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Exercise; Frail elderly; Motor performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84902545888     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1571     Document Type: Article

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