Reducing falls among older people in general practice: The ProAct65+ exercise intervention trial

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-54

  Gawler, S ^a   Skelton, D A ^b   Dinan Young, S ^a   Masud, T ^c   Morris, R W ^a,d   Griffin, M ^a   Kendrick, D ^e   Iliffe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Falls; Injury; Older adults; Prevention; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMMUNITY CENTRE BASED GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAMME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; VERY ELDERLY; KINESIOTHERAPY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF EFFICACY; STATE MEDICINE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84978091961     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.019     Document Type: Article

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