Efficacy of physical exercise in preventing falls in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 149-154

  Chan, Wai Chi ^a   Fai Yeung, Jerry Wing ^b   Man Wong, Corine Sau ^a   Wa Lam, Linda Chiu ^c   Chung, Ka Fai ^a   Hay Luk, James Ka ^d   Wah Lee, Jenny Shun ^e   Kin Law, Andrew Chi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^e TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidental falls; Cognitive disorders; Dementia; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FALLING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84921663495     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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