Cost-effectiveness of a home-exercise program among older people after hospitalization

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 490-496

  Farag, Inez ^a   Howard, Kirsten ^b   Hayes, Alison J ^b   Ferreira, Manuela L ^a   Lord, Stephen R ^c   Close, Jacqueline T ^c,d   Vogler, Constance ^e,g   Dean, Catherine M ^f   Cumming, Robert G ^b   Sherrington, Cathie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise programs; Fall prevention; Hospitalization; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FALLING; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84929959939     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.075     Document Type: Article

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