Randomized Controlled Trial of Screening, Risk Modification, and Physical Therapy to Prevent Falls Among the Elderly Recently Discharged From the Emergency Department to the Community: The Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly Study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1086-1096

  Matchar, David B ^a,b   Duncan, Pamela W ^c   Lien, Christopher T ^d   Ong, Marcus Eng Hock ^a,e   Lee, Mina ^f   Gao, Fei ^a,g   Sim, Rita ^a   Eom, Kirsten ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f Inpatient Therapy Services   (Singapore)

^g DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Frail elderly; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLYPHARMACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SOCIAL STATUS; VERY ELDERLY; VISION; AGE; ENVIRONMENT; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VISION TEST; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POLYPHARMACY; VISION TESTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85017162629     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.01.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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