A post-hospital home exercise program improved mobility but increased falls in older people: A randomised controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Sherrington, Catherine ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^b   Vogler, Constance M ^c,d   Close, Jacqueline C T ^b,e   Howard, Kirsten ^f   Dean, Catherine M ^g   Heller, Gillian Z ^g   Clemson, Lindy ^a   O'Rourke, Sandra D ^b   Ramsay, Elisabeth ^b   Barraclough, Elizabeth ^b   Herbert, Robert D ^b   Cumming, Robert G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84921492174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104412     Document Type: Article

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