Effect of a multifactorial, interdisciplinary intervention on risk factors for falls and fall rate in frail older people: A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 616-622

  Fairhall, Nicola ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^b   Lord, Stephen R ^c   Kurrle, Susan E ^d   Langron, Colleen ^d   Lockwood, Keri ^a,d   Monaghan, Noeline ^a   Aggar, Christina ^e   Cameron, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Hornsby Ku Ring Gai Health Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Falls; Frail elderly; Older people; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITERION VARIABLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906877159     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft204     Document Type: Article

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