Multicentre cluster randomised trial comparing a community group exercise programme and home-based exercise with usual care for people aged 65 years and over in primary care

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 1-105

  Iliffe, Steve ^a   Kendrick, Denise ^b   Morris, Richard ^a   Masud, Tahir ^c   Gage, Heather ^d   Skelton, Dawn ^e   Dinan, Susie ^a   Bowling, Ann ^f   Griffin, Mark ^a   Haworth, Deborah ^a   Swanwick, Glen ^b   Carpenter, Hannah ^b   Kumar, Arun ^b   Stevens, Zoe ^a   Gawler, Sheena ^a   Barlow, Cate ^a   Cook, Juliette ^b   Belcher, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY GROUP EXERCISE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURE; HOME BASED EXERCISE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84905723762     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: 20464924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta18490     Document Type: Article

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